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Billesley

Warwickshire

C12 origin, rebuilt in 1692

Architectural Features

steeply pitched old tile roof

INTERIOR: some re-used C12 masonry including some herringbone work

box pews to west end and C17 west gallery with fielded panelling and benches, winding stair with stick balusters

Simple octagonal font

probably C17 with C19 recutting

CARVING: transept has ex-situ carved stones: tympanum, Herefordshire school c1140, man attacked by snake and dragon and aided by dove

stone with carving to 3 sides

Anglo-Saxon tree motif and tile pattern

good example of a C17 church serving the small community round Billesley Manor

village having been deserted by the C15