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Church of St Leonard, Billingford

A Grade I Listed Building in Scole, Norfolk

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Coordinates

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

Also known as: St Leonard's, Billingford

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

Description


1. 5321 SCOLE NORGATE LANE Billingford Church of St Leonard, Billingford TM 17 NE 25/2A 7.12.59

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2. 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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