Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brooksby

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Brooksby, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[3]

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brooksby
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Michael, All Angels
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Leicester[1]
Parish	Brooksby, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	David Harknett[2]
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Malcolm Britton and Jeanne Knowles[2]

History

The church lies within the grounds of Brooksby Hall. The church consists of a tower, chancel and nave. The tower was built in the 14th century and has battlements, a frieze and a spire. The rest of the church is from the Perpendicular period and late Tudor period.^[4][5]

The church was restored R. W. Johnson^[5] in 1879.^[6] The chancel has a slab to Henry Villiers (died 1481) and his wife.^[4]

References

1. "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. "Who's who? – Brooksby Church". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
3. "Brooksby: St Michael & All Angels - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org.
4. "Brooksby Church | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
5. "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, Hoby with Rotherby - 1188473 | Historic England". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
6. "Genuki: Brooksby, Leicestershire". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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