St. Andrew's is a

Grade II* In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

medieval

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), 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 com ...

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 famil ...

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

Hoton Hoton is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, on the A60 road, A60 north-east of Loughborough, just south of the border with Nottinghamshire. Nearby pl ...

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; they will normally work on a short-term contract and have less freedom to act within the ...

who is aided by a number of

lay readers In Anglicanism, a licensed lay minister (LLM) or lay reader (in some jurisdictions simply reader) is a person authorised by a bishop to lead certain Church service, services of worship (or parts of the service), to preach and to carry out pastoral ...

. 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

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 Perpendicular Gothic (also Perpendicular, Rectilinear, or Third Pointed) architecture was the third and final style of English Gothic architecture developed in the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages, typified by large windows, four-ce ...

. 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