Benchmark, St Leonard's - Swithland, Leicestershire
Posted by: SMacB
N 52° 42.622 W 001° 10.816
30U E 622933 N 5841605
Cut benchmark on NW corner of church tower.
Waymark Code: WMJP49
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/11/2013
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"The first documented evidence for the existence of a church in Swithland is a charter of 1277, although architecturally the building is somewhat earlier. Local granite, slate and Northampton stone were used. The latter can be seen in the north and south aisles around the unglazed windows, of which, on the north side of the nave, only part remains The roof is constructed of Swithland slate."
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