Church Of St Giles

The Church of St. Giles is a small church located in Great Stretton, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with rebuilding in 1838 and some elements from the 15th century. It is constructed of rubble stone, featuring coursed squared stone and an ashlar tower, with roofs made of Welsh and Swithland slate. The church has a west tower, a nave, and a chancel that are all under one roof, along with a south porch.

The tower, primarily from the 15th century, consists of two stages and includes a plinth, buttresses with set-offs (diagonal on the west corners), four small two-light bell openings, and battlements. Inside, there is a Norman arch leading into the nave. On the north wall of the nave, there is a blocked door, a window from 1838, and two heads of 13th-century windows incorporated into the wall, featuring simple geometric tracery. The east window is also from 1838. On the south wall, there is a similar window and a head of a window with Y tracery built in. The south doorway is of a transitional style, and the south porch is likely from 1838 as well. The nave has a 19th-century tie beam roof.