St Michael and All Saints Church, Loddington, Leicestershire.
Loddington Church
Some 14 miles east of Leicester near to Launde Abbey and the county border with Rutland lies the quiet village of Loddington. There are a few houses, a late 17th century Hall (private) and the church of St Michael which sits some way from the village. I expect there were dwellings originally around the church but the village migrated north east. This is not uncommon and has happened at other churches such as Bruntingthorpe or Kilby, and there are various reasons why this may have occurred.
The East Window Stained Glass
The church can be found on the road to East Norton from Loddington, there is a church notice board near a curve in the road. You can walk up through a wood to the church and return the same way – if you walk from the church via the south exit across the field, beware of the boggy ground, I was warned by the churchwarden but as you can guess I ended up with my ankles in it.
South View, the church is now quite away from the village
The church of St Michael dates mostly from the late 13th to early 14th century, although the south doorway may date from an earlier period which would seem to suggest that an earlier structure stood on the site.The south doorway has a pretty round window above the door which is unusual. The church has a west tower, nave, north and south aisles plus chancel. The wooden roof looks like it has had some repairs over the years and looks like it may need some more in the not so distant future.
South Aisle East End Window
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