| St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston | |
| Pushpin Map: | Leicestershire |
| Map Caption: | Location within Leicestershire |
| Location: | South Wigston |
| Country: | England |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Website: | wigstonbenefice.org.uk |
| Dedication: | Thomas the Apostle |
| Consecrated Date: | 2 February 1893 |
| Architect: | Stockdale Harrison |
| Groundbreaking: | 26 July 1892 |
| Length: | 128feet |
| Width: | 44feet |
| Parish: | South Wigston |
| Deanery: | Gartree (2nd deanery)[1] |
| Archdeaconry: | Leicester |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Leicester |
St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.[2]
The foundation stone was laid on 26 July 1892 by Thomas Ingram[3] and it was consecrated on 2 February 1893 by Rt. Revd. Mandell Creighton the Bishop of Peterborough.[4]
It was built in brick with a Westmorland slate roof by Henry Bland to the designs of the architect Stockdale Harrison at a cost of £3,600 . It was 128feet long and 44feet wide.
The tower was added in 1901.
The church is in a joint benefice with
The church contains a pipe organ dating from 1895 by Stephen Taylor of Leicester. It was paid for by Thomas Ingram at a cost of £500 and dedicated on 26 September 1875[5] by Bishop Mitchinson. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
A peal of eight bells was cast in 1901 by John Taylor & Co.[6] On 26 December 1904, seven ringers set a new world record when they rang a peal of 17,184 double Norwich Court Bob, breaking the record set in 1898 at Kidlington by the Oxford Guild. One of the ringers broke down after 10 hour 35 minutes.[7]