St James' Church, Ab Kettleby

St James’ Church, Ab Kettleby
St James’ Church, Ab Kettleby
	St James’ Church, Ab Kettleby
	St James’ Church, Ab Kettleby Location within Leicestershire
Location	Ab Kettleby
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	James the Greater
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed[1]
Administration
Parish	Ab Kettleby and Holwell
Deanery	Framland (Melton Mowbray)[2]
Archdeaconry	Leicester
Diocese	Diocese of Leicester

St James’ Church, Ab Kettleby is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire.[3]

History

The church dates from the 13th century, but was restored between 1852 and 1853 by Broadbent and Hawley[4] when repair were made and new oak benches were installed.

The remains of the villa, and a ditch running from north to south underneath the nave have caused serious structural problems for the church. The church closed in 2006 due to its structural problems and, following the raising of over £250,000 for repairs, it re-opened in 2013.[5]

Memorials

Everard Digby, (died 1628)
Joye Elizabeth, wife of William Neale, (died 1604)
John Neale (died 1606)
Christopher Dexter (died 1726)
Mathew Dexter (died 1728)

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with St Leonard's Church, Holwell

Together, they form part of a wider benefice which includes

All Saints' Church, Asfordby
St Michael, Wartnaby
St Peter, Saxelbye
St John the Baptist, Grimston

The Bells

The peal of three bells, dating from 1599, 1653 and 1765 was augmented to six in 2015 with the addition of two new bells cast by John Taylor & Co, and a third bell, cast in 1929 and relocated from Gorran Churchtown, Cornwall. [6] [7]

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References

Historic England, "Church of St James the Greater (1295154)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2017
"St James, Ab Kettleby". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Penguin Books. p. 45.
"Ab Kettleby Church". Leicestershire Mercury. England. 14 May 1853. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire". www.keltektrust.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
"Ab Kettleby Bells".
"Ab Kettleby, Leics. S James". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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[1] Historic England, "Church of St James the Greater (1295154)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2017

[2] "St James, Ab Kettleby". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[3] Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Penguin Books. p. 45.

[4] "Ab Kettleby Church". Leicestershire Mercury. England. 14 May 1853. Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire". www.keltektrust.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[6] "Ab Kettleby Bells".

[7] "Ab Kettleby, Leics. S James". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.