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Latitude: 52.727 / 52°43'37"N
Longitude: -1.4705 / 1°28'13"W
OS Eastings: 435856
OS Northings: 314499
OS Grid: SK358144
Mapcode National: GBR 6HD.117
Mapcode Global: WHDHS.DQ09
Plus Code: 9C4WPGGH+QR
Entry Name: Church of the Holy Rood
Listing Date: 24 November 1965
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1361255
English Heritage Legacy ID: 187956
ID on this website: 101361255
Location: Church of the Holy Rood, Packington, North West Leicestershire, LE65
County: Leicestershire
District: North West Leicestershire
Civil Parish: Packington
Built-Up Area: Packington
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Church of England Parish: Packington The Holy Rood
Church of England Diocese: Leicester
Tagged with: Church building
PACKINGTON MILL STREET
SK 31 SE
5/64
Church of the
24.11.65 Holy Rood
GV II*
Church of C13 and later, with C19 chancel. Ashlar. W tower, nave, aisles
and chancel. Tower of 3 stages with bands, battlements, and 4 bell
openings with Y tracery and hood moulds. W. window with Y tracery and
external steps up to sill. Tower arch possibly C13. Aisles with stepped
buttresses, N. parapetted. N. aisle has 3 3-light mullions, 2 with
pointed, 1 with curved, arched heads. Hollowed chamfers. N. door.
2-light N.W. window. S. aisle has early C20 S porch, C19 S.E. window
with Curvilinear tracery and other windows with hood moulds though tracery
removed. C19 chancel with buttresses and plain tile roof, twin lancet
E. window, and other windows with Curvilinear tracery. Parapetted nave
has 4 bay Perp clerestory with simple 2-light mullions. 4 bay arcade
with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches. Final bay of nave
and aisle blocked off to form vestries. Simple low pitched truss roof,
ceiling plastered. Chancel has boarded 4-sided roof. 6 later C14 bench
ends carved with quatrefoils, foliage and head. In S. aisle cusped arched
niche and 2 C15/C16 incised slabs. In N. aisle raised fine incised slab
to Raphe Leeson, died 1587, and 2 wives. Pevsner.
Listing NGR: SK3585614499
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