---
title: "St John the Baptist, Hillmorton"
description: "Located in Hillmorton, Warwickshire. Built C13 and C14; C15 tower restored 1655; C16 clerestory. Diocese of Coventry. Grade II*. Medieval Gothic style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Warwickshire","Hillmorton","Grade II*","Medieval"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-john-baptist-hillmorton"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:50:03.730Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T18:58:12.887Z"
location: "Hillmorton, Warwickshire"
country: "England"
county: "Warwickshire"
town: "Hillmorton"
address: "The Locks, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, CV21 4PP"
postcode: "CV21 4PP"
built: "C13 and C14; C15 tower restored 1655; C16 clerestory"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["John the Baptist"]
diocese: "Coventry"
grade: "II*"
style: "Medieval Gothic"
website: "http://www.stjohnhillmorton.org.uk/welcome.htm"
openingHours: "The church is open during daylight hours all year round."
parish: "Hillmorton St John the Baptist"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035023"
gridReference: "SP 536 744"
accessNotes: "Level access throughout"
---

# St John the Baptist, Hillmorton

St John the Baptist is a Grade II* parish church at The Locks, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, in the Diocese of Coventry. It stands by the canal locks in the lower part of the old village.

## Overview

Historic England records thirteenth- and fourteenth-century fabric with a fifteenth-century tower restored in 1655, a sixteenth-century clerestory, north aisle buttresses of about 1609, and a chancel east window renewed in 1640. An early nineteenth-century south porch and west gallery were added. The Victoria County History describes a chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch and west tower on a slight eminence away from the later centres of population.

Monuments include an early fourteenth-century effigy of Margaret de Astley under a canopy; Thomas de Astley of about 1345; the priest William de Walton of about 1348; an early fifteenth-century brass; and eighteenth-century wall tablets. Fittings include an eighteenth-century pulpit, pews of about 1774, Royal Arms of Queen Anne and a plain twelfth-century font. A market charter was granted to Thomas de Astley in 1265; he and his wife are buried in the churchyard.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1035023](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035023)
- [British Listed Buildings](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101035023-church-of-saint-john-the-baptist-rugby-hillmorton-ward)
- [VCH Warwickshire: Hillmorton](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp108-114)
- [Parish church site](https://www.stjohnhillmorton.org.uk/)