Dunton Bassett: All Saints

Name:
Dunton Bassett: All Saints
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
619266
Diocese:
Leicester
Archdeaconry:
Loughborough
Parish:
Dunton Bassett

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 619266 All Saints, Dunton Bassett
Caption:
Exterior image of 619266 All Saints, Dunton Bassett
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of All Saints, Dunton Bassett
Year / Date:
2011, July 23
Copyright:
Tim Heaton
Originator:
Tim Heaton

Summary Description

Dunton Bassett is a rural village situated about 10 miles SSW of Leicester of 320 dwellings with a population of about 750. It is thought that a church on the site has been used for worship from early in the 13th century as evidenced by the record of vicars since 1209. A churchyard surrounds the church where many of the graves are over a century old; the oldest graves are dated 1671 and 1681. An extension to the churchyard, consecrated in 1960, is still used for present day burials.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/uppersoarbenefice6/dunton-bassett

Sources and Further Information

Leicestershire County Council (2017) Leicestershire & Rutland Historic Environment Record (HER) HER Number: MLE10988 [Digital Archive/Data]
Tim Heaton (2011, July 23) Exterior image of 619266 All Saints, Dunton Bassett [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 619266 All Saints, Dunton Bassett
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 5219 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 1
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14455/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 3 Bells [Archive/Index]
3 Bells