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Latitude: 52.3667 / 52°22'0"N
Longitude: 1.1832 / 1°10'59"E
OS Eastings: 616814
OS Northings: 279062
OS Grid: TM168790
Mapcode National: GBR VKC.RXM
Mapcode Global: VHL98.GSC2
Plus Code: 9F43958M+M7
Entry Name: Church of St Leonard, Billingford
Listing Date: 7 December 1959
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1050112
English Heritage Legacy ID: 225987
ID on this website: 101050112
Location: St Leonard's Church, Billingford, South Norfolk, IP21
County: Norfolk
District: South Norfolk
Civil Parish: Scole
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Church of England Parish: Billingford St Leonard
Church of England Diocese: Norwich
Tagged with: Church building
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5321 SCOLE NORGATE LANE
Billingford
Church of St Leonard,
Billingford
TM 17 NE 25/2A 7.12.59
I
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Mainly late C14 and Cl5. Decorated end Perpendicular nave and chancel windows.
South porch. Truncated west tower with diagonal buttresses, pyramidal tiled
roof, and polygonal stain turret.
Arched brace nave roof with crenellated wall plate. Tall tower arch. Double-chamfered
chancel arch. Early Cl5 screen with wide single-light divisions with ogee
arches. C17 octagonal pulpit, panelled with tripartite back-panel and tester
with pennants. Some C15 bench ends with fleurons in border and poppy-heads.
Cl5 octagonal font with angels with shields against bowl and 4 lions against
stem. South door with fleurons on the battens C15 door to tower stairs with
traceried head. Wall paintings probably early C14, on south wall at high
level. Fragments of old glass in chancel windows. Built of flint rubble,
partly rendered, with stone dressings. Tiled roofs.
Listing NGR: TM1681479062
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