Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory.
Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill
The Church
Interior looking east to the altar
The Virgin of Breedon
Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The parish adjoins the Derbyshire county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles (3 km) south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 958 people in 404 households. The parish includes the hamlets of Tonge 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village and Wilson 1.3 miles (2 km) north of the village on the county boundary. The population at the 2011 census was 1,029 in 450 households.
Priory church of St. Mary & St. Hardulph
Breedon's limestone hill rising above the village green and war memorial
Aerial view, showing church and quarry