St. Andrew's is a Grade II* medieval parish church situated near

Prestwold Hall Prestwold Hall is a country house in Leicestershire, England, standing in of land in the parish of Prestwold. It is both a private home and a venue for weddings and events. History Prestwold Hall was, for many years, the seat of the Packe family ...

. The church serves the villages of Prestwold, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Cotes and

Hoton Hoton is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, on the A60 north-east of Loughborough, just south of the border with Nottinghamshire. Nearby places are Prestwold (to the south), Wymeswold (to the ea ...

Description

Current benefice

St Andrew's forms part of a wider group of churches described as the Barrow and Wolds Group. The group is currently headed by a

Priest-in-Charge A priest in charge or priest-in-charge (previously also curate-in-charge) in the Church of England is a priest in charge of a parish who is not its incumbent. Such priests are not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, but simply hold a ...

who is aided by a number of lay readers. The church falls within the Loughborough Archdeaconry, and Akeley East Deanery. The legal name of the parish is Prestwold with Hoton. The Barrow & Wolds Group also includes: * Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar * St Mary's Church, Wymeswold *

St Mary's Church, Walton on the Wolds St. Mary's is a Grade II parish church situated in the village of Walton on the Wolds in Leicestershire. Description Current benefice St Mary's is connected to the parish of Barrow on Soar. and is part of a wider group of churches described ...

Services

The church holds a communion service every Sunday at 9:15 AM.

Heritage

The oldest recorded part of the church is the west tower, which dates back to the late 14th century. The church underwent two restorations, one in 1743 and the other 1890. While the 1743 restoration consisted mainly of general repairs, the 1890 restoration, by the Mr Hussey Packe, included the rebuilding of the nave in the Perpendicular style. The church contains a number of monuments to the Packe family.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prestwold, Saint Andrew Grade II* listed churches in Leicestershire Church of England church buildings in Leicestershire 14th-century church buildings in England