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Allexton a L L E X T O N C H U R C H —S T P E T E R ’ S Leicestershire LE15 9AB Leicestershire & Rutland Churches Project September 2009 St Peter Main Street Allexton A L L E X T O N C H U R C H —S T P E T E R ’ S Leicestershire LE15 9AB Only just in Leicestershire, this small pretty village of approx 60 people lies off the busy A47 which separates it from its near neighbour Belton-in- Rutland. It lies some 15 miles east of Leicester and 3.5 miles west of Up- pingham, separated from Rutland by Eye Brook which runs just north and forms the boundary with Rutland. The area around Allexton had for many years been wooded and was part of Leighfield Wood during the early me- dieval period. Countess Judith held the manor in 1086. In the reign of King Henry I the forest and surrounding land was used for hunting, he made the greater part of Rutland and some of Leicestershire into a hunting area be- tween 1100 and 1135 as well as created the barony of Oakham. It was not until the 17th century that the area became finally disafforested. In around 1248 the area became lawless mostly by the notorious Peter de Neville (the Neville's held an estate at Allexton in the 13th-14th C). He was forester and his misdeeds and actions went on for many years. It is recorded that he imprisoned some men in his house at Allexton when the prison floor was flooded instead of using the gaol at Oakham. Eventually in 1276 he was hanged in Shropshire for theft. The earthworks of the 13th century manor house of the Neville's are north of the church by the brook. The church of St Peter's sits on small hill and the earliest parts of the building date from around 1160. It consists of a west tower, nave, chancel, north & south aisles and a vestry. The oldest part of the church are the two arches in the northern aisle with their Norman zigzag pattern on Special points of interest: one and a lozenge pattern on the other. These were rebuilt in the Victorian era but they used the original materials. The north aisle was built as the same time as the original building, the south aisle was added in the 14th century by Sir • Norman Arcade Robert Blount who held the manor at the time, however this was demolished in the 16th century and then rebuilt in the 19th. The tower was added in the 15th • Dormer windows century, again by the Blount family and topped with a small spire. Because of the hill and shortage of land to build the tower, it was built • Various monuments within the west end of the nave. There were originally three bays to the arcades (you can • Peaceful setting see the start of the third - just) but this was reduced to two after the tower build. The south • Always Open porch was added in the 16th century and the two lions by the door were mentioned by Nich- ols during his tour in 1791. In 1862 major res- toration was undertaken and the architect Wil- liam Millican of Leicester was employed by 6th Lord Berner to complete the works. He fitted the unusual but very attractive dormer windows in the south facing roof to add more light. By the old north door near to the vestry stands the grade II listed Hotchkin tomb with urn and iron palisades. Thomas Hotchkin who died in 1774 made his wealth from plantations and slave trading in the West Indies. It is recorded that he said to friends that on his 45th birthday he would stay in bed all day as it would be the apex of his life and it would then forever be in decline. He was correct as the following day he died 'having been most mis- erably cut and mangled, of a fistula'. The chancel has a 14th C piscina set in a ogee arch, the plain font in the south aisle also dates from the 14th century but was re-cut in 1862. Fragments of 15th C glass survive, but other stained glass dates from the 17th century. The church struggled for parishioners in the 20th century and eventually in March 2000 the church was made redundant. It was passed to the Churches Conservation Trust who completed essential repairs and it is now open to the public . St Peter's is well worth a visit, the Norman arches are superb and the church is set in a pretty location. The dormer windows and south view are especially fine. There is parking by the church All rights reserved and the nearest public house is in Belton-in-Rutland, many more facilities can be found © Chris Jones 2009 in nearby Uppingham. www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal .
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