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St Helen's Church

St Helen's Church

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St Helen's Church

Name: St Helen's Church
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Location: Ashby-De-La-Zouch, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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2. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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3. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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June 26, 2025

There was a church in the town in the 11th century, but the core of the present building mainly dates from work started in 1474, when the church was rebuilt by the 1st Baron Hastings at the same time that he converted his neighbouring manor house into a castle. The church was refurbished in about 1670 to create more space, but the large & increasing size of the congregation led to further work in 1829, and a major rebuild in 1878–80.

Domesday recorded that a priest was resident in Ashby, and that the church dedicated to St Helen consisted only of a nave. In about 1144, Philip Beaumains, lord of the Manor of Ashby, granted the church, its lands and revenues to the Augustinian community of Lilleshall Abbey, which retained possession until 1538.

Parts of the current nave & chancel date from the C14, but the church was rebuilt and enlarged by William Hastings in 1474, at the same time that he erected the tower at the castle.

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Location: Ashby-De-La-Zouch, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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St Helen's Church

1. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

2. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

3. Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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