Church of All Saints

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All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in the village of Burton Dassett, in Warwickshire, England. It is in the Diocese of Coventry and in the Dassett Magna group of parishes. The earliest parts of the building date from the 12th century. It is Grade I listed; the listing text notes that the church is "large, fine and remarkably unaltered".

The church stands on a hillside, rising from west to east. It consists of a nave, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, chancel, west tower, north porch, and a low-pitched roof. There was originally, in the 12th century, a nave and chancel. In early 13th century the chancel was remodelled, and north and south transepts were built. The chancel was lengthened in the late 13th century: the east window, dating from this time, has four lights and intersecting tracery, and the chancel side-windows nearest the east window are in similar style. The other side-windows of the chancel were replaced with larger windows in the 14th century.

The north and south aisles, with arcades, were added in the late 13th century. The capitals of the north arcade are decorated with carvings of various animals, including dog, lion, stag and...