All Saints Church, Holdenby

During the 15th century the upper part of the tower was added, and the north aisle was altered and its roof was raised.

In the 1570s Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Elizabeth I, built a new mansion and moved the dwellings of the village away from the vicinity of the church, leaving it isolated.

[3] In 1843–44 the chancel was rebuilt to a design by Sir Henry Dryden of Canons Ashby House.

[3] The church is constructed in lias ashlar stone with roofs tiled in a fish-scale pattern.

It is elaborately carved with images including lions, exotic plants, and gilded heads and suns.

Also on the walls are zinc panels from the Victorian period inscribed with the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments and the Creed.

At the east end of the south aisle is an alabaster floor memorial to William Holdenby, who died in 1490, and his wife.

Also in the church are memorials to other residents of Holdenby House, including Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden, and to members of the White family.

Main entrance