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Church of All Saints, Hoby

Norman & medievalFree admission

Church of All Saints, Hoby — Anglican church in Hoby, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Church of All Saints, Hoby, historic churches in Leicestershire

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Sileby · 7.0 km
  • Free entry

About

Church of All Saints, Hoby is a parish church in Leicestershire, the East Midlands. Built or established in 1250, it dates from the medieval period. Officially recognised as Grade I listed building. It sits within the Melton and Syston parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Sileby, about 7.0 km away. Postcode area LE14.

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Heritage listing

Details HOBY WITH MAIN STREET ROTHERBY (North Side) Hoby SK 6617-6717 Church of All Saints (formerly 19/287 Listed Under the Parish of Grimston) 1.1.68 GV I Church. C13 and C14. Clerestory added C15. Repaired 1744. Chancel rebuilt and church restored by Ewan Christian 1863-4. Ironstone ashlar with limestone dressings, Swithland slate roof to chancel, lead roofs to nave and aisles. Chancel, vestry, aisled nave and W tower. l-bay chancel has 3-light E window with cusped intersecting tracery and 3-light window to S which has shafts to jambs and mullions with moulded and foliage capitals, and roll- moulded intersecting tracery; both have hood moulds and label stops. C19 vestry to N has cued 1-light E window and Caenwmon-ardled door. Nave has 4-window clerestory of 3-light windows with cinquefoil-headed lights and chamfered round arch or slightly pointed surrounds of grey sandstone. Rainwater head to middle S side inscribed JOHN ALSAP/ROBERT HENTON/CHURCH WARDENS/1744 and plain stone-coped parapets. N aisle has 3-light windows to E and W ends with cusped heads to lights and tracery to head of 3 cusped pointed arches (renewed) and 2-light windows to N with cusped Y tracery; all have hood moulds and label stops. Renewed hollow-chamfered N door with imposts and hood mould. S aisle has fine set of windows of c1300, all with slender mullions and tracery, and hood moulds with label stops. That to E end has 4 lights with ogee-arched pointed trefoil heads, larger, many-moulded central mullion dividing window in two, each half with quatrefoiled circle above two trefoils to head, and sexfoiled circle to main head. W and SE windows have 3 lights and cusped intersecting tracery. Window to right of S door has multi-foiled reticulated tracery. S door, inch renewed, has 3 orders of shafts,

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Place summary

The Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building located in Hoby with Rotherby, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands. Established in 1250, it showcases Norman-medieval architecture.

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Coordinates
52.7496, -1.0101
County
Leicestershire
District
Melton
Parish
Hoby with Rotherby
Postcode
LE14 3DU
Parliamentary constituency
Melton and Syston
Established
1250
Nearest railway station
Sileby7 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Church of All Saints, Hoby?
Church of All Saints, Hoby is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE14 3DU), in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby.
When was Church of All Saints, Hoby built?
Built or established in 1250.
Is Church of All Saints, Hoby a listed building?
Church of All Saints, Hoby is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
Is Church of All Saints, Hoby free to visit?
Yes, Church of All Saints, Hoby is free to enter.
How do I get to Church of All Saints, Hoby?
The nearest railway station is Sileby, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE14 3DU.