Billesdon: St John the Baptist

Welcome to the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Billesdon. We serve our village of 745 people according the 2001 census which increased to 901 at the 2011 census. We are situated within the Harborough district within the county of Leicestershire and are bypassed by the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. The first church was built in Billesdon by 1162, which had been given to Leicester Abbey by William de Syfrewast. The present church is an ironstone building, on Church Street near the junction with Brook Lane. We are part of the Benefice of Coplow and within the Launde Deanery Minster Community.

We have services most Sundays however if you wish to find out about other services within our Benefice of Coplow see the newsletter available via this page. The Launde Deanery Minster Community website contains details of all the services within our Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website – see the Service Times tab).

Skeffington: St Thomas a Becket

Welcome to our church of St Thomas a Becket, Skeffington! We serve our parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, which is located 11 miles/18 km east of Leicester on the A47 Uppingham road between Billesdon and Tugby and Keythorpe. Our population at the 2011 census (including Rolleston) was 223.

Our church is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century, although it underwent a rebuild in 1860. We are part of the Benefice of Coplow and within the Launde Deanery Minster Community.

We have services most Sundays however if you wish to find out about other services within our Benefice of Coplow see the newsletter available via this page. The Launde Deanery Minster Community website contains details of all the services within our Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website – see the Service Times tab).

Hungarton: St John the Baptist

We serve the small village of Hungarton which has a population of around 289 and is located about 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Leicester and 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Melton Mowbray. Our parish includes the estates of Quenby Hall. Baggrave and Ingarsby. The village features in the 1086 Domesday Book as Hungretone. Our church is ancient although it was restored in 1851, and consists of nave, chancel, and S aisle, with porch and lofty spire.

We form part of the Benefice of Coplow, and are within Launde Deanery Minster Community. We have occasional services, more frequent services are held at the other churches within the Coplow Benefice (see the newsletter available via this page) and elsewhere within the Launde Deanery Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website – see Service Times tab).

Keyham: All Saints Church

Welcome to our church of Keyham: All Saints. We serve the small village of Keyham which has a population of around 124 and is located about 7 miles (11 km) east of Leicester in the district of Harborough. Our parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building. Its nave and chancel were probably built in the 13th and 14th centuries and the tower added in the 15th. The church was restored in the 19th century. The tower has a fleuron frieze below its battlements.

We form part of the Benefice of Coplow, and are within the Launde Deanery Minster Community.

We have occasional services, more frequent services are held at the other churches within the Coplow Benefice (see the newsletter available via this page) and elsewhere within the Launde Deanery Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website – see Service Times tab).

Goadby: St John the Baptist

Welcome to St John the Baptist's church, Goadby! We serve the people of Goadby which In reality is more of a hamlet than a village having a population of only around 43 people (2001 census).

Goadby sits within some very pretty rural countryside typical of this part of Leicestershire, approximately 11 miles south-east of Leicester and 8 miles north of Market Harborough. Our church of St John the Baptist is of 13th century origin although it was extended and renovated in the 19th century. The church sits in a large graveyard overlooking countryside and consists of a nave, chancel, trancepts north (with a small vestry of it) and south, and a bellcote.

Goadby is a chapelry of Billesdon Ancient Parish in Leicestershire. We are part of the Benefice of Coplow and the wider Launde Deanery Minster Community.

We have occasional services, more frequent services are held at the other churches within the Coplow Benefice (see the newsletter available via this page) and elsewhere within the Launde Deanery Minster Community (at Welcome to the Launde Deanery Minster Community Website – see Service Times tab).

Rolleston: St John the Baptist

Chapel on the Rolleston estate - there are no regular public services here.