Church of St John the Baptist, Belton

Church of St John the Baptist, Belton
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St John the Baptist
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Loughborough[1]
Parish	Belton, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	Lauretta Wilson[2]

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

History

Tomb effigy of Roesia de Verdun

The church is built in the Early English style[4] and consists of a nave, clerestory, south porch, tower with spire and 3 bells, and a chancel. Each of the nave arcades have 4 arches and are supported on octagonal piers with moulded capitals. The chancel screen was restored in memory of Miss Louisa Blakeney in 1894. The chancel also has a piscina as does the east end of the aisles.[5]

In the north aisle, there is a restored upper slab belonging to the altar tomb of Roesia de Verdun (died 1247), who founded nearby Grace Dieu Priory.[6] The south aisle has a memorial window to Charles Thompson. The church was restored in 1850 and 1877.[5]

References

1. "Belton: St John the Baptist - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. "Belton: St John the Baptist". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
3. "Church of St John the Baptist". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
4. "Genuki: Belton, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
5. "St John the Baptist - Belton, Leicestershire - Medieval Churches on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
6. "Belton, Leicestershire - genealogy heraldry and history". ukga.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

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