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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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The artist behind our 2020 Christmas Card

We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Card for 2020 is in production and should be delivered to our villagers in the coming days.

This year, we have decided to change the cover image from a photograph to a painting and our artist is long-time Church Langton resident Tony Spencer. We thought you might like to see a little more of Tony’s work and find out a bit more about him, in his own words…

Merry Christmas! Painting of St Peter's Church by Tony Spencer — Merry Christmas! Painting of St Peter’s Church by Tony Spencer

I’ve always loved drawing and painting ever since I was a kid and loved it even more at secondary school as you could use all the mediums; and my art teacher used to encourage you to try anything! My art teacher, bless her, wanted me to go to Art College, but in those days as the eldest son, you were expected to help put food on the table, so I missed out on that and started work age fourteen.
I suppose the two artists whose work I loved, were Turner and Constable. Turner with his majestic use of oils to paint ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ and Constable with his peaceul ‘Haywain’.
I love having a dabble with any medium but suppose I like pastels the best . As for my connection with Church Langton? Well I served twelve years in HM Forces and settled here in 1979 have been here since…
Tony Spencer

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