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Church of St Leonard

A Grade I Listed Building in Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3342 / 52°20'3"N

Longitude: -1.6757 / 1°40'32"W

OS Eastings: 422191

OS Northings: 270728

OS Grid: SP221707

Mapcode National: GBR 5LF.P4P

Mapcode Global: VHBX7.WLZG

Plus Code: 9C4W88MF+MP

Entry Name: Church of St Leonard

Listing Date: 11 April 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1035066

English Heritage Legacy ID: 308394

Also known as: Church of St Leonard, Wroxall

ID on this website: 101035066

Location: St Leonard's Church, Wroxall, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35

County: Warwickshire

District: Warwick

Civil Parish: Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Honiley St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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Description


WROXALL A41
SP2270 (South-west side)
8/128 Church of Saint Leonard
11/04/67
GV I
Church, formerly north aisle of priory church. Circa 1315; west tower c.1663;
C19 organ bay to south side. Squared coursed stone; C17 brick to tower; roof not
visible. 10-bay nave and west tower. 4-centre arched door to left of centre
with wood panelled door. 3-light window of steeply-stepped lancets under single
2-centred arch to centre. 2-bay organ bay to right with C19 tracery windows.
Blocked 2-centre arches to south side of church are former north aisle arcade.
5-light Perpendicular-tracery window to East end of nave. North side: blocked
2-centre arched central doorway with ball flower moulding. 2-centre arched
doorway to right with ribbed and studded door. Five 3-light windows of
steeply-stepped lancets under single 2-centred arches. Tower: 3-light window of
steeply-stepped lancets under single 2-centred arch to west end. Dog-tooth bond
brickwork to North face of tower. Round stair turret to north face of tower.
2-light louvred openings with cusped lights to bell-chamber. Battlemented
parapet to tower. Interior: Perpendicular 10-bay roof. C19 stone reredos, C19
choir stalls, C19 chancel screen. C14 font to right of chancel, screen has
octagonal base and basin. C19 pews and pulpit. medieval stained glass to: most
windows, of high quality. History: formerly north aisle of priory church. Priory
founded for Benedictine nuns c.1135. Church consecrated 1315.
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, pp483-484; VCH: Warwickshire: Vol.3:
1935, pp215-216)
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Listing NGR: SP2218770729

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