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|parish= [[Buckminster]], [[Leicestershire]]
|parish= [[Buckminster]], [[Leicestershire]]
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|archdeaconry=[[Archdeaconry of Leicester|Leicester]]<ref>https://www.leicester.anglican.org/acny/framland-melton-mowbray/619060-buckminster-st-john-baptist</ref>
|archdeaconry=[[Archdeaconry of Leicester|Leicester]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leicester.anglican.org/acny/framland-melton-mowbray/619060-buckminster-st-john-baptist|title=Diocese of Leicester &#124; Find a Church|website=www.leicester.anglican.org}}</ref>
|diocese=[[Anglican Diocese of Leicester|Leicester]]
|diocese=[[Anglican Diocese of Leicester|Leicester]]
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|vicar=
|rector=David Cowie<ref>https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3484/</ref>
|rector=David Cowie<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3484/|title=St. John the Baptist's Church, Buckminster|website=www.achurchnearyou.com}}</ref>
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The '''Church of St John the Baptist''' is a church in [[Buckminster]], [[Leicestershire]]. It is a [[Grade I]] listed building.<ref>https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101061281-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-buckminster#.YWAJC9DTUzQ</ref>
The '''Church of St John the Baptist''' is a church in [[Buckminster]], [[Leicestershire]]. It is a [[Grade I]] listed building.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101061281-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-buckminster|title=Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The church consists of a [[nave]], chantry chapel, tower with [[spire]] and 6 bells, [[chancel]] and north and south aisles. The bells date from 1657, 1649, 1691, 1778, 2 date from 1873 and 1 from 1874. The spire was struck by lightning in 1841 but was repaired 2 years later<ref>https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/Buckminster#ChurchHistory</ref> and restored in 1894.<ref>https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101061281-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-buckminster#.YWAMNtDTUzQ</ref> The tower has a beacon chimney. There is a [[rood stair]] near the chancel arch.<ref>https://ukga.org/churches.php?pageid=644</ref>
The church consists of a [[nave]], chantry chapel, tower with [[spire]] and 6 bells, [[chancel]] and north and south aisles. The bells date from 1657, 1649, 1691, 1778, 2 date from 1873 and 1 from 1874. The spire was struck by lightning in 1841 but was repaired 2 years later<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/Buckminster|title=Genuki: Buckminster, Leicestershire|website=www.genuki.org.uk}}</ref> and restored in 1894.<ref name="auto"/> The tower has a beacon chimney. There is a [[rood stair]] near the chancel arch.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://ukga.org/churches.php?pageid=644|title=The parish church of St. John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire|website=ukga.org}}</ref>


The church was restored in 1883.<ref>https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101061281-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-buckminster#.YWAMNtDTUzQ</ref><ref>https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/Buckminster#ChurchHistory</ref> There is a family [[mausoleum]] to the Dysart family, built by [[Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart]].<ref>https://ukga.org/churches.php?pageid=644</ref><ref name=":0" /> The mausoleum is [[Grade II*]] listed.<ref>{{NHLE| num = 1360830|desc= DYSART MAUSOLEUM AND RAILING |accessdate = 17 November 2013}}</ref>
The church was restored in 1883.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> There is a family [[mausoleum]] to the Dysart family, built by [[Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":0" /> The mausoleum is [[Grade II*]] listed.<ref>{{NHLE| num = 1360830|desc= DYSART MAUSOLEUM AND RAILING |accessdate = 17 November 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:26, 8 October 2021

Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt John the Baptist
Administration
DioceseLeicester
ArchdeaconryLeicester[1]
ParishBuckminster, Leicestershire
Clergy
RectorDavid Cowie[2]

The Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Buckminster, Leicestershire. It is a Grade I listed building.[3]

History

The church consists of a nave, chantry chapel, tower with spire and 6 bells, chancel and north and south aisles. The bells date from 1657, 1649, 1691, 1778, 2 date from 1873 and 1 from 1874. The spire was struck by lightning in 1841 but was repaired 2 years later[4] and restored in 1894.[3] The tower has a beacon chimney. There is a rood stair near the chancel arch.[5]

The church was restored in 1883.[3][4] There is a family mausoleum to the Dysart family, built by Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart.[5][6] The mausoleum is Grade II* listed.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". www.leicester.anglican.org.
  2. ^ "St. John the Baptist's Church, Buckminster". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  3. ^ a b c Stuff, Good. "Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b "Genuki: Buckminster, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk.
  5. ^ a b "The parish church of St. John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire". ukga.org.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Historic England. "DYSART MAUSOLEUM AND RAILING (1360830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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