The Church of St. Giles at Calke Abbey, a Grade I Listed Building

The gate to the churchyard was locked! "It is now a private manorial chapel, owned by the National Trust along with Calke Abbey, yet it is still a consecrated church, so it can still hold marriages and sermons."

The Church St Giles lies in the grounds of Calke Abbey. The earliest reference to a church on this site is in 1129 when it was seized from Calke Priory by the Abbot of Chester. It was rebuilt in 1826 with a narrow tower and embattled nave. It contains a fine monument to the builder of Calke Abbey, Sir John Harpur, who died in 1741, and his wife.