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St. Mary Magdalene The Rutland and St. Andrew Ridlington Church Trail verlooking the valley of Special Feature: Monument to Sir James elcome to the Rutland Church Trail. the River Gwash, this and Lady Harington Oconservation village forms Bells: 4 Churches have been places of an idyllic backwater, with evidence Places to Eat/Drink: Uppingham, Wing, Christian worship since Anglo Saxon of a settlement dating from the Manton, Braunston W Bronze Age. Public Transport: Translink to Oakham times and reflected in these important community via Braunston Set in the heart of the village, the buildings can be seen centuries of culture, present Church is of 13th century Church Open: Daily patronage, politics and local building materials origin, but its raised position and curved boundary indicates a from a particular area. possible site of a pre-Christian Dr Hoskins, in his Small significance and it is likely that there Guide to Rutland, says “no were earlier churches on the same Monument to other county in England site; the tower was added in the 15th Sir James and surpasses Rutland for century and the whole was Lady Harington. unspoiled, quiet charm... extensively enlarged and renovated they say the best things by the Victorians in 1854. come in the smallest parcels”. Rutland is, indeed, very small and yet, dotted around its unspoiled countryside, rural towns Water. Rutland Church, Normanton cover: Front and villages, Rutland possesses a large number of impressive limestone-built churches. We hope that you will enjoy visiting our rich and timeless heritage and share in the witness that continues to this day. St. Peter St. Mary’s St. John The Baptist Brooke Ashwell North Luffenham Special Feature: orth Luffenham is 2 miles clergy seats, is set in the south wall Used for a scene in south of Rutland Water near the altar. the film of “Pride and and the large church is Prejudice” N Special Features: Pair of Sedilia clergy seats found below the village school with and 40 commonwealth war graves Bells: Restored and beautiful views over the Chater augmented to 6 in in the churchyard 1992 Valley. It dates from the 11th Bells: 6 century, but has a typical medieval Places to Eat/Drink: layout, wall painted decoration, 14th Places to Eat/Drink: Nearest are in Horse & Panniers and Fox & Hounds Braunston century stained glass, wooden roof musician angels and a fine broach Public Transport: Public Transport: Buses from Stamford-NL-Uppingham, daily, None spire. North Luffenham's most Oakham-NL-Barrowden, Wed only and Church Open: Daily famous resident was Archdeacon Leicester-NL-Stamford, 2nd Wed only Robert Johnson, who founded both Church Open: Daily Oakham and Uppingham public schools in the 16th century. His his tiny village treasures a interesting brass wall plaque within most interesting church. Its the elaborate pair of sedilia, or Tsouth doorway is Norman, as are the arcade and font.The tower is 13th century and there is a 14th century south window. The rest is late Elizabethan, remaining virtually ntil about 1911, Ashwell about 1280 and in the churchyard unchanged until today. was an estate owned village there are the remains of a holder of Uand St Mary’s church the Victoria Cross (VC), The Rev The Tudor round arches blend well stands at its largely undisturbed JW Adams MA VC who died in with those of the 12th century.The centre. Mainly of 14th century 1903 as vicar having won his VC in late Elizabethan oak fittings are of origin, serious restoration of the the Afgan War. more than usual interest, with box church was undertaken by the great Special features: Butterfield restoration pews and panelled screens.There is a Victorian architect William Bells: 1 marble tomb chest with the effigy of Butterfield in 1851. Butterfield Charles Noel who died 1619 aged designed the lych-gate, rebuilt the Places to Eat/Drink: None 28 and some interesting floor top of the tower and redesigned the Public Transport: Oakham to monuments. Nottingham bus service hedgerow,in lieu of any reredos.The interior, making it one of his most The clear glass above the interior is bright, simple, and above important restoration projects. Church Open: Key Available communion table admits the all, there is a wonderful harmony In the south chapel there is a morning sun and a view of the and sense of continuity of worship. wooden figure of a crusader of St. Peter’s St. Peter and St. Paul St. Peter’s Barrowden Exton Belton In Rutland his unexpectedly large The Reredos, unusual altar, and church (for the size of the organ case are of Victorian design in Tvillage) is set in Exton Park, the style of G Bodley and have the seat of the Earls of recently been restored. A mystery Gainsborough (the Noel Family). yet to be solved, are the recumbent effigies of medieval notables which It is not known exactly when the now form the top layer of a section first church was built at Exton, but of the roadside churchyard wall. history records for us that the De Brus family gave land here to the Special Features: Unusual late Victorian monks of Saint Andrew’s Priory at times. In fact, the Chancel & furnishings Northampton, sometime in the whole external Bells: 6 mid-12th century.So it may well be appearance makes Places to Eat/Drink: The Sun Inn, Belton that the first church was built here it seem all Victorian. The cause of and nearby Uppingham soon after that. the restoration was a hailstorm in Public Transport: Bus Service 747 - 1843, when the spire was struck by elton In Rutland is set in The present church dates from the Leicester to Uppingham, Mon-Sat, Hourly. lightning and masonry fell into the beautiful countryside on the Interconnects in Uppingham to Oakham, 13th and 14th centuries, though it he village of Barrowden, lies Change has always been part of the nave, destroying the roof and the old north side of the A47. ‘The Corby & Peterborough was much restored in Victorian B on the slope leading down church's existence in Barrowden gallery at the west end and the Leicestershire Round’ and Church Open: Key Available Tto the River Welland. and the spectrum of ages and styles windows of the south and west ends ‘Leighfield Way’ walks pass through. Essentially south facing, the largely can be clearly seen today. were completely shattered. Crowning its hilly position is the limestone dwellings and village Church of St Peter; the limestone This is an active church with a Special Features: 9 monuments from the greens are seen at their best in the tower can be seen from miles variety of weekend and weekday 16th-18th century, replicas of funerary and sunshine. armorial banners of the Noel family and 3 around. services. stained glass windows The present church, at the western The Church is entered Special Features: Numerous interesting Bells: 6 end of the village, has parts dating and historical features throughout through a 14th century Places to Eat/Drink: from circa 1210, such as the chancel the church porch, immediately to the Fox & Hounds public house arch. During the 13th century the Bells: 6 left is a splendid 13th north and south aisles were added, Public Transport: Rutland Flyer bus service century font. The south Places to Eat/Drink: Exeter Arms between Melton Mowbray and Corby (via arcade dates back to circa along with the porch. Towards the Oakham). Mon-Sat. end of the 14th century the tower Public Transport: Buses from Uppingham, 1200. The present layout Stamford, Peterborough and Leicester was built and now houses the six Church Open: Daily is a result of restoration in bells.The font, just inside the door, Church Open: Daily Contact Patricia Hagger 1897-8; the woodwork is thought to date from around this on 01572 813118 being the work of a local time as well. carpenter. St. Mary The Virgin St. Peter And St. Paul St. Mary’s Edith Weston Uppingham Greetham dith Weston takes its name memorials to the Heathcote family, gallery,which was removed in 1860. reetham, a pleasant linear the remains of a Saxon or Norman from Edith, Queen of came from St Matthew’s Church, The modern statues of the Patron village of limestone houses, tympanum are embedded in the west EEdward the Confessor, who Normanton (which was partially Saints, Peter and Paul, are by Glies between Oakham and wall.The nearby font is a large capital gave her this part of Rutland. The submerged when Rutland Water Siegfried Pietzsch and attached to the A1. It is situated on the ‘Viking with a dog-tooth frieze and carved Church dates from circa 1170 and was filled in the late 1970s); it is opposite piers of the nave arcade Way’ - a long distance footpath heads. The chancel is notable for its the present chancel arch, built in depicted in the small stained glass The Triptych of the Madonna of the linking Oakham with the Humber 18th century communion rails and 1250, incorporates work from the window behind this altar. The Presentation of David Kirk was Estuary.The splendid tower and spire rustic panelling, showing scenes from earlier date.The 14th century tower chamber organ is a particularly fine dedicated in 2005 and hangs at the of Saint Mary's Parish Church is a the Bible.The attractive stained glass and spire are fine specimens of example of the work of Samuel east end of the north aisle. The notable local landmark. windows in the nave date from the Gothic architecture. The altar stone Green. It was built in 1787 and stained glass is particularly fine.