Church of Saint Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of Saint Leonard

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough MP: Dr Jeevun Sandher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1966
Type
Church
Address
Church of Saint Leonard, Wymeswold Road, Hoton, LE12 5SN
OS grid reference
SK 574 226
Coordinates
52.79794, -1.14996
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of Saint Leonard is a small parish church with medieval origins, which was largely rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. It features a west tower, along with a nave and chancel that are covered by a single roof. The tower, dating from the early 14th century, is constructed of coursed rubble and includes quoins, moulded projecting string courses, four traceried lights in the bell chamber, and an embattled parapet.

The north wall of the nave is made of rubble with brick dressings and has round arched 18th-century windows featuring wooden Y tracery. This wall was heightened with Charnwood granite when the chancel, also built of granite, was constructed in 1834 by the Packe family of Prestwold. The chancel includes pointed gothic lights with Y-tracery, a canted apse with a late decorated style east window, limestone dressings, and a priest's door with a traceried light above it in a continuous frame on the south wall. The south wall of the nave is made of 18th-century brick on a stone plinth and has two round arched windows.

Inside, the church features a west gallery that is wood panelled on columns and displays the royal arms. The roof, added in 1834, has pierced cambered trusses.

Local climate

Church of Saint Leonard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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