St Guthlac's Church, Branston

Church in Branston, Leicestershire

Church

St Guthlac's Church, Branston


Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Guthlac
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Leicester^[1]
Parish	Branston, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	David Cowie^[2]

St Guthlac's Church^[3]^[a] is a church in Branston, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[4]

The church dates from the 13th century but has 15th century additions. The nave roofs and the chancel were added in 1895-96 by Thomas Garner and George Frederick Bodley.^[5]^[6]

The church has a rare Hugh Russell organ dating from the 18th century. There is a Norman font^[7] and arches. The north aisle has a slab to John Spethyn dating from 1460.^[5]

Notes

↑ Some sources suggest that the dedication is to St Cuthbert

References

↑ "Branston-by- Belvoir: St Guthlac - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
↑ "St. Guthlac's Church, Branston-by-Belvoir". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
↑ "Genuki: Branston, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
↑ "CHURCH OF ST GUTHLAC, Croxton Kerrial - 1188319 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
1 2 "St Guthlac's church - Branston, Leicestershire - Anglican and Episcopal Churches on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
↑ Historic England. "Church of St Guthlac (1188319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
↑ "stguthlac". www.highframland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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