St Guthlac's church - Stathern, Leicestershire
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N 52° 52.240 W 000° 51.188
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Anglican church of St Guthlac, Stathern.
Waymark Code: WM10DKZ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/19/2019
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Anglican church of St Guthlac, Stathern.
"Stathern Stathern nestles at the foot of the Leicestershire Wolds, where in the past, cattle were rested and watered on the way to Melton Market 9 miles away. Most of the houses around the Church are listed and situated where the village first developed in medieval times. In more recent times the village has expanded northwards towards the flatter part of the Vale. There are no other Churches/chapels now in Stathern but a few worshippers from other denominations feel comfortable in attending the Church."
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"St. Guthlac's Church, a Grade 2* listed building, a beautiful medieval church, is constructed of both local sandstone and ironstone materials, with a tower which has a ring of 5 bells and has a band of ringers. It is situated in a delightful setting within the village of Stathern on the southern edge of the Vale of Belvoir in northeast Leicestershire where it is within an attractive designated conservation area and has been a focal point in the village for over 800 years. It was dedicated in about AD 1200 and In 2014 we celebrated the 1300th anniversary of St. Guthlac's death. Historically it has been associated with the Dukes of Rutland of Belvoir Castle. Peterhouse College, Cambridge is the sole patron.
St. Guthlac, as a young nobleman, was a tearaway. Later he changed his ways and began a monastic life. He is said to have travelled from Repton to Crowland, where he built Crowland Abbey, in The Fens of Lincolnshire and is said to have passed through Stathern on his way."
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