St. Mary's is a
Grade II
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parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
situated in the village of
Walton on the Wolds
Walton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2011 the parish had a population of 288. It is near to Burton on the Wolds and Barrow upon Soar. It was the ...
in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
.
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 as the Barrow and Wolds Group.
The church falls within the Loughborough Archdeaconry, and Akeley East Deanery.
The legal name of the parish is Barrow upon Soar with Walton le Wolds.
The Barrow & Wolds Group also includes:
* Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar
* St Mary's Church, Wymeswold
*
St Andrew's Church, Prestwold
St. Andrew's is a Grade II* medieval parish church situated near Prestwold Hall. The church serves the villages of Prestwold, Burton on the Wolds, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Cotes, Leicestershire, Cotes and Hoton.
Description
Current benefice
St ...
Services
The church holds occasional services. Check website for details.
AM
Heritage
A church, dedicated to
St Bartholomew
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
, is believed to have been present in the village since at least 1220,
however the church was rebuilt in 1736 and dedicated to St Mary.
The current west tower has been dated back to this 18th century rebuild.
The church experienced further rebuilding in the 19th century, including the
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
and
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ove ...
, which had a
Gothic
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People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
influence.
The church has been noted for its unusual use of red brick since rubblestone is more commonly used among churches in the locality.
The
heritage listing
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notes that the church has several
stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
windows.
References
See also
{{commonscatinline, St Mary's church, Walton on the Wolds
Grade II listed churches in Leicestershire