St Peter's Church, Leckhampton

[1] The present church, including the nave, sanctuary, south aisle, and spire, is thought to have been built by Sir John Giffard, Lord of the Manor of Leckhampton, in the 14th century.

There must have been an earlier church on the site, since in 1162 one of its priests was fined two shillings for non-payment of dues to the Canons of Cirencester Abbey by Archbishop Thomas Becket.

[3] The church was enlarged in the 1860s by the addition of a north aisle and the lengthening of the nave at the west end, under the direction of the architect John Middleton.

The church has a ring of eight bells,[5] and an organ built by Hill, Norman and Beard in 1936 (modified 2000).

[6] The churchyard contains a memorial to Dr Edward Wilson, who died on Scott's last Antarctic expedition.