churchyard | St Peter's Church, Church Langton

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.

St Peter's: View to the High Altar — St Peter’s: View to the High Altar

St Peter's Church, Reredos: Last Supper, J Reid, after Leonardo Da Vinci — St Peter’s: View to the High Altar

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:

Donate now

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

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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

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Spring is a beautiful time of year and I must say my favourite. It is uplifting to leave the dark nights and mornings behind us as the evenings begin to draw out and bulbs begin to poke their heads through. Birds begin to build nests in the hope of raising a family. Mother Nature awakens.

Spring is often associated with hope and rebirth – indeed Easter celebrates the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ and it takes place in Spring.

‘For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land’.
Song of Solomon 2:11-12

What does Spring mean to you?

Here in St Peter’s church yard we find the earliest flowers. These flowers provide vital nectar for wakening bees and insects.

Here are some photos taken in the churchyard by James Cullen.