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St Leonard’s is a Norman foundation grade two starred listed building and the
home or the national monument to the Lady Constantia, whose effigy is one of the
few of that age dedicated entirely to a woman and child. Several traditions surround this lady, including the ancient Bellrope
Charity, the intention of which, 800 years later is still being fulfilled. This
is to ring the curfew bell for three weeks either side of Christmas. She later left several pieces of land, the rent from which still endows the charity, paying for the bell ringer in winter, and any expenditure the trustees identify in maintains the bells or the tower in which they hang. Inland Revenue The church has recently undergone major works, including the augmentation of the peal to eight from five bells. The charity made a grant to the church accordingly. |
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