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About St Peter's Church, Church Langton, Leicestershire

St Peter's church is set in the village of Church Langton, in south Leicestershire, near to the town of Market Harborough. Worship is Church of England (Anglican). St Peter's is one of the churches forming the Benefice of the Langtons and Shangton in the Diocese of Leicester. St Peter's serves three villages, Church Langton, West Langton and East Langton and has friends and visitors from all over. We love to meet new people and visitors. Everyone is welcome! Contact us on info@churchlangton.org.uk and follow our story on www.churchlangton.org.uk

Summer Concert August 2026

Sunday 30th August – 2pm – Venue: St Peter’s Church, Church Langton

Organ Recital – CANCELLED

With great regret, we have taken the decision to cancel the next concert in our summer season an organ recital.

Sadly, the extreme heat of five heatwaves over summer, seems to have rendered the church organ unplayable. You can imagine the distress this discovery caused. The organ is a fundamental part of the church building and unique. It is regularly maintained and tuned, but no one could have predicted this heat.

We do not yet know the extent of the damage, but are investigating and will keep you posted. However, this issue demonstrates the urgency of our fundraising and how grateful we are for your continued support. If you are able to make a donation online, there is a secure link to our Give a Little page below.

Meanwhile, apologise once more for any disappointment we’ve caused. We also remind you of the West End Musical event coming to St Peter’s in September. Full details, click here.


Make a secure donation here:

treasurer@churchlangton.org.uk
or write to Treasurer, c/o
St Peter’s Church, Stonton Road, Church Langton,
LE16 7TA

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St Peter's: Organ housing
St Peter’s: Organ housing

Ride and Stride at St Peter’s

Saturday 12th September 2026

Ride + Stride is the single largest source of income for many Historic Churches Trusts enabling them to make Grants to places of Christian worship. Taking place on the second Saturday of September the funds raised can be split between the nominated Trust and the participants chosen church or chapel.

As ever Ride+Stride is a wonderful way to enjoy getting out and about safely as well as raising much-needed funds to support Grant applications from churches and chapels across the county. 

St Peter’s is delighted to be taking part again this year – so look forward to welcoming you on foot, bike or hoof! If you are a bicycle or horse rider or a walker (Shanks’s pony?!), you would be most welcome to join this lovely event, which benefits so many churches locally and around the country.

Our fellow churches, St Andrew’s at Tur Langton and St Leonard’s at Thorpe Langton are also taking part so you can enjoy all three.

Discover all the churches registered and plan your route for the day. Visit the Leicestershire section of the Churches Trust website here, to download the full list throughout the county.

 https://www.lhct.org.uk/ride-and-stride-leicestershire

Click on the picture or one of the buttons below to find out more and download a sponsorship form.

Notes for visitors to St Peter’s Church Langton

Access

Important information – Please note! There are no toilet facilities inside church, but you can sign the register in the porch. If you have a water bottle, water is available from the servery inside at the back, please help yourself.

Directions

Find us just off the B6047 Market Harborough to Melton Road, 3 miles from Kibworth, 6 miles from Market Harborough. Postcode for satellite navigation systems LE16 7SZ – What three word link: https://w3w.co/cubed.thinkers.upholds

Ride and Stride logo image, copyright Ride and Stride

September Tours of St Peter’s Church

St. Peter’s, Church Langton

Walk and tour of St Peter’s

13th & 20th September 2026, 1.30pm

National Trust Heritage Open Days 2026

New this year – see some archaeological and historical church artifacts, then join our Guided Tour of the church, highlighting the architectural and historical features.

Discover more as Heritage Open Days celebrates the creativity in this beautiful church www.heritageopendays.org.uk

St. Peter’s tall 14th century tower is an imposing landmark in the rolling hills of South
Leicestershire. This magnificent Grade 2* church is just off the A6 on the B6047. Church Langton is on the Leicestershire Round with several other footpaths leading to the village and along with the surrounding Langtons has one of three pleasant country pubs offering Sunday lunch.

Rector William Hanbury organised the first performance of Handel’s Messiah in a Parish Church in England in St Peter’s on 27th September 1759.

Victorian renovations resulted in the elaborate carvings on the pews and pulpit and a reredos in the chancel.

Access / Toilets

No formal wheelchair access and some uneven ground in churchyard. No toilet facilities inside church. All of these issues are the reasons why we’re desperate to raise funds!

Donations welcome

The tours are free, but donations are very gratefully received on the day (or at any time online, see below).

Contactless payments in church now available, albeit a bit slow! Otherwise, you can donate with cash, or use the QR Code in church to donate online.

All cashless donations are made securely with our ‘Give a Little’ account.

Make a secure donation here:

treasurer@churchlangton.org.uk
or write to Treasurer, c/o
St Peter’s Church, Stonton Road, Church Langton,
LE16 7TA

Point your cameraphone at the QR Code for secure access to donate with Give a Little

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Directions

Find us just off the B6047 Market Harborough to Melton Road, 3 miles from Kibworth, 6 miles from Market Harborough. Postcode for satellite navigation systems LE16 7SZ – What three word link: https://w3w.co/cubed.thinkers.upholds

Heritage open days