Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar
church in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, UK
Holy Trinity Church is a church in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The church is mentioned in documents from Leicester Abbey dating from the 12th century.
The nave's 4 pillars date from the 12th century. The chancel was restored in 1862, the tower, which had collapsed, and other parts of the church were restored in 1863–70. The east window, by Powell & Co., dates from 1890, and depicts the arms of St John's College, Cambridge, Theophilus Cave, Humfrey Babington and Bishop William Beveridge, below the Four Evangelists.
The chancel has reredos depicting the Last Supper, choir stalls, altar rails dating from the 17th century and a memorial to Theophilus Cave.
“Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar” enters the record as church in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Holy, Trinity and Church can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17534135. Authority coordinates are 52.753, -1.147. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1862, 1863 and 1890.
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