St. Leonards church has been standing upright for 800 years.
The church has many uses such as baptism, weddings and other religious ceremonies like that.
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The pulpit
St. Leonards is just one of the seven parish churches. The other churches are located in Marsh Gibbon, Twyford, Chetwode, Preston Bisset, Charndon and Edgcott. The church is also used for the worship of God
which is why when you enter a church the surroundings are quiet and peaceful.
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The font, which is used in baptism, is near the main entrance of the church this is because as people walk in they used to dip their finger in the holy water and draw a cross on their head.
The clock was put in, in 1910 when it was worth just £28 which is nothing compared to what it's worth now, a huge £68,000 which makes a difference of £67,972.
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The ten commandments can be found near the entrance of the bell tower, they are on two panels.
The church keeps records of all the marriages, christenings and burials as well.
In the tower of the church there are three levels, ground level, first floor and second floor. On the first floor the clock is located but as you go higher to the second floor you will find the three bells, the tennor which was put in in 1644, the treble which was put in 1621 and the other one of which is smaller.
A new
steel frame is being put in the tower so that the bells can be rung for the
Millennium. The bell frame cannot be removed as they are part of the historical English Heritage.
The stained glass windows of the church were put in when it was built in the fifteenth century, where as the plain windows were put in more recently.

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