Parish Church of Ashby St Ledger - Blessed Virgin Mary and St Leodegarius
The parish church of Ashby St Ledgers revels in the unusual dedication of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Leodegarius. The saint was a martyred 7th-century French bishop, and the village draws its name from Leodegarius (or St Leger as he is known in France). As for the church, it is a lovely building of local ironstone, constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a 12th-century church.
Immediately behind the church is the historic manor house, for many years the home of the Catesby family. In a small half-timbered chamber over the gatehouse, the Gunpowder Plot a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England during the opening of Parliament in November 1605, was planned by Robert Catesby, a devout English Catholic. The conspirators including the infamous Guy Fawkes, hoped to blow up the Protestant King James I and establish Catholic rule in England.
Parish Church of Ashby St Ledger - Blessed Virgin Mary and St Leodegarius
The parish church of Ashby St Ledgers revels in the unusual dedication of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Leodegarius. The saint was a martyred 7th-century French bishop, and the village draws its name from Leodegarius (or St Leger as he is known in France). As for the church, it is a lovely building of local ironstone, constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a 12th-century church.
Immediately behind the church is the historic manor house, for many years the home of the Catesby family. In a small half-timbered chamber over the gatehouse, the Gunpowder Plot a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England during the opening of Parliament in November 1605, was planned by Robert Catesby, a devout English Catholic. The conspirators including the infamous Guy Fawkes, hoped to blow up the Protestant King James I and establish Catholic rule in England.