St Leonard, Birdingbury
Marton Road
Birdingbury
CV23 9RP
‘St. Leonard’s exists to provide a point of Christian focus for worship and learning for the whole community. St. Leonard’s looks to encourage its members to use their God given skills to reach out to all, creating a truly Christian community, which will make a difference to people’s lives’.
There has been a church in Birdingbury for over a thousand years but very little is known about the early building. In the 18th century, the old church was demolished and replaced with the current building which replaced the old medieval curves rwith right angles and straight lines. Further alterations were made in 1876, due to the generosity of the Reverend Richard Hickman and his wife Emily. The low roof was raised, an apse added, the windows remodelled and the gallery redesigned.
Sir Theophilus Biddulph gave the St Leonard window in the chancel, Mary, his wife, the East window and the chancel screen which was made out of the former roof beams and the Hickmans gave the window in the South wall of the chancel.
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Open daily 7am – 7pm during winter months and
