The church is made up of a nave, tower, chancel and north and south aisles. The north arcade dates from the 13th century and has octagonal piers. The tower was also added in the 13th century[4] and has a spire, 2 bell openings and lucarnes. It was rebuilt in 1862[5] by Kirk & Parry, who later added the current south aisle and restored the church in 1864–65.[3] The font dates from the late 12th to early 13th century.[6][4]
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^"Billesdon: St John the Baptist". www.achurchnearyou.com. from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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church, john, baptist, billesdon, church, john, baptist, church, billesdon, leicestershire, grade, listed, building, denominationchurch, englandhistorydedicationst, john, baptistadministrationdioceseleicesterarchdeaconryleicester, parishbillesdon, leicestershi. The Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Billesdon Leicestershire It is a Grade II listed building 3 Church of St John the Baptist BillesdonDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt John the BaptistAdministrationDioceseLeicesterArchdeaconryLeicester 1 ParishBillesdon LeicestershireClergyRectorAlison Booker 2 History editThe church is made up of a nave tower chancel and north and south aisles The north arcade dates from the 13th century and has octagonal piers The tower was also added in the 13th century 4 and has a spire 2 bell openings and lucarnes It was rebuilt in 1862 5 by Kirk amp Parry who later added the current south aisle and restored the church in 1864 65 3 The font dates from the late 12th to early 13th century 6 4 References edit Diocese of Leicester Find a Church www leicester anglican org Archived from the original on 19 August 2021 Retrieved 6 September 2021 Billesdon St John the Baptist www achurchnearyou com Archived from the original on 1 December 2020 Retrieved 6 September 2021 a b Church of St John the Baptist Billesdon Leicestershire britishlistedbuildings co uk Archived from the original on 6 September 2021 Retrieved 6 September 2021 a b St John the Baptist Billesdon Diocese of Leicester yumpu com Archived from the original on 6 September 2021 Retrieved 6 September 2021 CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Billesdon 1360984 Historic England historicengland org uk Archived from the original on 9 August 2020 Retrieved 6 September 2021 Billesdon Church Leicestershire Leicestershire amp Rutland Church Journal www leicestershirechurches co uk 3 May 2013 Archived from the original on 27 June 2021 Retrieved 6 September 2021 52 36 57 N 0 56 17 W 52 61587 N 0 93810 W 52 61587 0 93810 nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Leicestershire building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St John the Baptist Billesdon amp oldid 1048553502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
