At one point there were two villages here, hence two churches. As the two villages eventually joined up to become one, it was found that there was no need for two churches and the church of All Saints is now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust after being declared redundant back in 1976.The first church here was built during the reign of Richard I, who ruled the country from 1157 until 1199. The north aisle was added to the basic original structure in 1190, with the south aisle being added in 1520.
The north aisle was rebuilt in 1290. The porch, spire and clerestory were all added around 1375, with the chancel also being rebuilt at that time.
As with most other churches, St Peter had restoration work undertaken during Victorian times. The chancel was restored in 1860, with more work being done to other parts of the church in the 1870's.
Prior to 1903 there were three bells hanging here. The eldest of these was dated 1585 and had the inscription ANNO DM 1585 inscribed in to it. The founder was unknown. Another of the bells was dated 1724 and came from Thomas Eayre at Kettering. The other bell was re-cast by Taylor of Loughborough in 1843 for the sum of £18! All of the bells were rehung at that time for the princely sum of £6 10 shillings!
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