Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1966. Church.
Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- guardian-brick-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1966
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Giles, Church Road, Barlestone
- OS grid reference
- SK 428 058
- Coordinates
- 52.64886, -1.36857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Giles is a parish church located on Barlestone Church Road. The chancel dates back to the 14th century, while the rest of the church was rebuilt between 1854 and 1855 by Benjamin Ferry. It is constructed from randomly coursed Mount Sorrel stone with sandstone ashlar dressings and features plain tiled roofs and a half-timbered porch. The church comprises a western tower, nave, aisles, chancel, and a south porch.
The two-stage tower has angled buttresses on the first stage only, a chamfered offset leading to the belfry, and a hipped roof. The belfry stage includes two light openings with ogee heads. The west wall features two lancets with cusped heads and quatrefoils. The north aisle has a central three-light window with ogee heads and a four-centred arched opening, flanked by similar two-light windows. There is another similar window at the east end of the aisle. The chancel has a 19th-century three-light window in the Decorated Geometric style. On the south side of the chancel, there is a 15th-century two-light window with ogee heads and a rectangular surround, along with a similar three-light window. The south aisle contains a two-light east window and single two-light and three-light south windows, mirroring the north aisle.
The half-timbered south porch features a 19th-century south doorway. Inside, the church has three-bay nave arcades with pointed chamfered arches and octagonal columns, along with a matching chancel arch. All interior fittings, including the pulpit and font, are from the 19th century.
Local climate
Church of St Giles receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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