Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. A Medieval Church.

Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
peeling-finial-dew
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1966
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of Holy Trinity, Church Lane, Thrussington
OS grid reference
SK 650 157
Coordinates
52.73576, -1.03823
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building located in Thrussington. It dates from the 13th to the 15th centuries and underwent significant restoration in 1877 by Goddard and Paget of Leicester. The church is constructed of ironstone with limestone dressings and features a Swithland slate roof, complete with a stone stack on the eastern gable of the nave. The structure includes stone-coped gables, some adorned with cross finials, and is supported by stepped buttresses, as well as angle and diagonal buttresses.

The church comprises a west tower, nave, aisles, chancel, and south porch. The 14th to 15th century tower has three stages, a plinth, a northeast projecting stair, and a west window, with a single light above it. The tower features clock faces on the north and west sides, four two-light bell openings with crenellated transoms, gargoyles, battlements, and crocketted pinnacles. The nave arch, which is now blocked, is likely double chamfered.

Inside, there is a three-bay north arcade dating from around 1300, featuring double chamfered arches on octagonal piers and responds, while the similar four-bay south arcade has hood moulds with head and label stops. The Perpendicular clerestory includes three two-light windows on each side. The church has a 19th-century roof with braces that curve beneath the collars. The north aisle is primarily 19th century, with five two-light windows.

The chancel arch is double chamfered and rests on restored polygonal responds. The late 13th-century chancel features a two-light window with Y tracery on the north wall, an arched niche, and two square niches. The east window has three lights with intersected tracery, while the south wall contains a three-light window with intersected tracery and a two-light window with Y tracery. There is a double piscina with a stiff-leaf capital and pointed trefoiled arches with fillets, along with a hood mould that has label stops. The south door and a small one-light window are located to the right. The chancel floor is likely made of Minton tiles, and the chancel has a 19th-century boarded wagon roof.

The south aisles, mostly from the 19th century, feature three three-light and two two-light windows, a piscina with a cusped head, and sedilia. The south doorway and porch have been extensively restored, showcasing a many-moulded design and a double chamfered arch. An octagonal font, probably from the 14th century, has a carved head projecting from one side and is set on a 19th-century base. The church also contains wall monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Local climate

Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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