Church of St Matthew is a Grade II* listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1965. Church.
Church of St Matthew
- WRENN ID
- lunar-timber-amber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1965
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Matthew, Church Road, Worthington
- OS grid reference
- SK 406 206
- Coordinates
- 52.78218, -1.39873
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Matthew is a multi-period parish church that dates back to around the 12th century, though it is largely from the 13th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble, with varying quality of coursing between the east and west ends. The church has a single cell with no aisles, integrating the nave and chancel. At the west end, there is a tile-hung bell turret. The south doorway features a plain round-headed arch with voussoirs, set within a brick porch that has a crow-stepped gable.
The church contains various window types from different building periods. The earliest window is located in the north wall, consisting of a single-splayed round-headed opening that is flush with the external wall face. There are several other single-splayed windows that are lancets, some of which have slightly trefoiled heads. Other windows feature Y tracery with hood moulds on the exterior. The chancel includes a string course and a south door with a double chamfered arch, as well as a blocked low-side window. The east window has single tracery and the end is built up to a gable with brick.
Inside, the church has a 19th-century roof and fittings, although the pulpit and panelling behind the altar may be from the 18th century. A plain wood screen separates the chancel from the nave. The font, dating to the 15th century, is octagonal and decorated with tracery and shields.
Local climate
Church of St Matthew 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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