Saxelbye, St Peter's Church c.1955
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The not unlovely village of Saxelby is situated about a mile north of industrial Asfordby, and on a stream which empties into the River Wreake. It has a good selection of ironstone houses and farmhouses, but to the east of the church the settlement has retreated, leaving a series of earthworks to mark its former presence. This wintry shot of the 13th-century ironstone church looks from the south east at the dominant 15th-century tower and its recessed crocketed spire. The chancel (right) and the south porch were rebuilt in 1856 by an unknown hand.

An extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.

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