All Saints Church, Long Whatton

All Saints Church is in the village of Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Akeley East, the archdeaconry of Loughborough, and the diocese of Leicester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] It dates mainly from the 14th century, with a tower dating from the late 12th or early 13th century, and its upper stage added in the 15th or 16th century. The church was partly rebuilt in 1865–66.[2] In 1931 the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley added a baptistry as a memorial to Lord Crawshaw.[3]

All Saints' Church, Long Whatton
All Saints' Church, Long Whatton
LocationLong Whatton
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationAll Saints
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed

See also

References

  1. Long Whatton: All Saints, Long Whatton, Church of England, retrieved 30 August 2012
  2. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Long Whatton and Diseworth (1064262)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2012
  3. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 253, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8

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