Church Of St Martin

The Church of St. Martin is a Grade II* listed building located on Church Lane in Peckleton. It dates back to the early 14th century, with a spire that was rebuilt between 1904 and 1905, and new windows added in 1906 by W.T. Grewcock of Leicester. The church is constructed of random rubble with freestone dressings and features a slate roof.

The structure includes a west tower and a three-bay nave and chancel that are unified. The west tower has two stages, with a belfry that is offset and supported by diagonal buttresses that taper as they rise, ending at the belfry stage. The west doorway is segmental pointed and has a hood-mould. The belfry windows are two-light with Y-tracery and trefoil cusping at the heads, also featuring hood moulds. The tower is topped with a plain parapet and a small recessed spire.

The nave and chancel have pointed two-light side windows with reticulated or Y-tracery, and a three-light east window with decorated tracery. On the south side, there is a smaller 14th-century window with a segmental pointed head and Y-tracery, along with a fragment of a square-headed window with reticulated tracery. Additionally, a small lancet window survives at the west end of the nave, north of the tower. There are blocked north and south doorways, both of which have been altered by the addition of windows in 1906.

Inside, there is a 14th-century doorway between the nave and tower, featuring a two-centred arch with a double chamfered surround. There is no structural division between the nave and chancel, and the roof is a 19th-century king-post design. The church contains a west gallery with a vestry beneath it, along with box pews from 1808. A small stone font sits on an octagonal pedestal, and there is a 20th-century wooden pulpit with panelled sides and naturalistic foliage. The altar rail is simple, with an open arcade, and there is a large Gothic-style organ from the 19th century.