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|location               = [[Syston]]
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|parish                 = Syston
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'''St Peter and St Paul's Church, Syston''' is a [[Grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England entry| num=1074467 |desc=Church of Saints Peter and Paul |grade=I |accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref> [[parish church]] in the [[Church of England]] in [[Syston]], [[Leicestershire]].<ref>The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0300096186}}</ref>
==History==
The earliest parts of the church date from the 13th century.
The nave and tower were restored by [[Frederick Webster Ordish]] of Queniborough at a cost of £1,600 and reopened in February 1872<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Syston Church Restoration - Reopening Services |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000205/18720202/025/0007 |newspaper=Leicester Journal |location=Leicester |date=2 February 1872 |access-date=8 August 2015 }}</ref>
The chancel was replaced in 1880 at a cost of £2,300. Duston stone was used for the walls with Clipstone and Bath stone for the pillars and corbels. The floor was laid with Portland and red Mansfield stone, the aisles being laid with Staffordshire quarries. The carving was done by Thomas Earp of London. It re-opened on 27 May 1881.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Re-opening of Syston Parish Church |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000173/18810528/025/0008 |newspaper=Leicester Chronicle |location=Leicester |date=28 May 1881 |access-date=8 August 2015 }}</ref>
==Organ==
The organ dates from 1887 and is by Taylor of Leicester A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.<ref>{{National Pipe Organ Register|K00229|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref>
==Parish status==
The church is part of The [[Fosse Team]] which comprises the following churches
*[[St Mary's Church, Barkby]]
*St Hilda's Church, East Goscote
*Holy Trinity Church, Thrussington
*[[St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake|St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake]]
*St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Rearsby
*[[St Mary's Church, Queniborough]]
*St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Thurmaston
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