Leighton, Montgomeryshire
| Leighton | |
| Montgomeryshire | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°38’39"N, 3°8’5"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Welshpool |
| Postcode: | SY21 |
| Dialling code: | 01938 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Powys |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Montgomeryshire |
Leighton is a village in Montgomeryshire on the B4388 road two miles south-east of Welshpool. It forms a township of the ancient parish of of Worthen, and together with Trelystan forms a civil community with Forden. The village is based around the Leighton Farm Estate which is a fine example of a Victorian model farm.
The village spreads out from the left bank of the River Severn towards Trelystan and the Shropshire border.
The Church of England church of the Holy Trinity is a fine example of a Victorian church. It was commissioned by John Naylor, and built in 1851-3 to the design of W.H. Gee, as part of an ambitious programme of building across the entire Leighton estate. The church is of an extravagant Decorated style, with high quality fittings. It comprises a nave with aisles, tall chancel, the arch of which is as richly treated as the church exterior, south porch, north west tower with spire, octagonal south east chapel with pyramidal roof, and north vestry. It is built of Cefn stone and has a steeply pitched slate roof. The elaborate doorway below the tower is dressed with sculpted vine trails and the Green Man. The hood mould of the doorway also has stops in the form of winged angels bearing scrolls reading 'Fear God' and 'Honour the king'. The church is part of the Diocese of Hereford.
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