KILSBY VILLAGE

Kilsby's church - now dedicated to St Faith but with an earlier dedication to St Andrew (as revealed by wills dating from the c15th/c16th) and perhaps an even earlier one to St Denys (c12th) - was originally founded in the early 1100s as a daughter chapel of the neighbouring parish of Barby.  The two villages still share a priest to this day, and there are close links between the churches in the two communities.

A spiral-bound booklet is available documenting one thousand years of history of the church and chapel in Kilsby:

'A History of the Church in Kilsby', (c) Gren Hatton 2004, 38 pages, illustrated

Details, dates and dimensions; the story of medieval catholicism, Puritanism, and the early non-conformist Independent chapel; parish registers, incumbents, the chantry chapel, the fire in the bell tower, Georgian splendour and 19th century renovation ... and much more. It's all here, in accessible and readable form.

Copies of the booklet are available (price £3 + p&p) from the churchwardens, or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

New facts are always coming to light - as, for instance, when the pews in the south aisle were removed and re-floored in the spring of 2006. Due to the extensive renovation work of the late 1860s, the sub-floor had been left in complete turmoil - however, a few hours of archeological work with brush and trowel brought to light a handful of medieval lead-glazed floor-tiles (dating from about 1380-1450AD), which provide valuable information on an early period of the church prior to the Reformation. A PDF data-sheet is available giving further details of this find.

Similarly, work in October 2003 brought to light a small inscribed stone buried under the north-aisle front pew. A PDF data-sheet is available giving further details of this find, and an explanation of its probable provenance.

Searches of the parish registers may be carried out, eg for those wishing to trace ancestors.