Buckinghamshire Historic Churches

An intriguing 13th-century church in a superb position, located directly beside the 18th-century mansion of Claydon House (National Trust). All Saints is notable for its collection of monuments to the Verney family of Claydon House.
Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: A collection of historic funerary monuments to the Verney family of Claydon House

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An attractive 13th-century church with stained glass from the medieval to the 17th century. There are memorial brasses from the 15th-16th centuries and an early 17th-century tower clock.
Barrack Hill, Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England, HP18 0DY

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval stained glass and Flemish 17th-century glass

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The parish church probably owes its large size and fine appearance to a 14th-century rector. John Schorne (or Shorne) was rector at North Marston from 1290-1314. Schorne was said to have discovered the nearby holy well that bears his name when he struck his staff into the ground and a spring of water gushed forth.
Church Street, North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England, MK18 3PH

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Heritage Highlight: Pilgrimage site in the medieval period

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St Mary's Church in Old Amersham dates to 1140 and boasts a wealth of memorials from the 15th to the 18th century, including many to the Drake family. The font is 13th century and there are 14th-century floor tiles on display. Look for the touching memorial brass to John Drake, who died in 1623 at the age of three.
Church Street, Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, HP7 0DB

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century memorial brasses

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A wonderfully atmospheric village church with a wealth of historic interest, Holy Trinity dates to at least the 12th century. The church is composed of a nave, south aisle, chancel, and a stubby west tower. The church is built of a combination of rough-cast, flint, brick, and cement.
Church Road, Penn, Buckinghamshire, England, HP10 8NY

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century Doom painting on boards

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St Mary's is essentially a 13th-century church, set in an attractive location on the slope of the Chiltern escarpment, directly beside the long-distance footpath known as the Icknield Way, one of the ancient 'Four Roads of England'.
Church Road, Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, England, LU7 9HA

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval encaustic tiles

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The parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Cross is located at the east end of Quainton village. It is a sizeable building, with a very nice west tower. The church is built of rubble, while the tower is faced with ashlar. The current building is in Decorated style, and dates almost entirely to 1340, with the exception of the tower, which was added in the 15th century.
Church Street, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, HP22 4AP

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Heritage Highlight: Exceptional series of monuments and memorial brasses

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A superb Norman church dating to about 1150, St Michael's is one of the best-preserved and least altered examples of a mid-12th-century church in England. The building is of a mix of limestone rubble and ironstone, beneath a tile roof. The nave, chancel, and central tower all date to the 12th century.
High Street North, B4032, Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, LU7 0HL

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Norman carvings inside and out

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Thornton College Girls School encloses a former medieval monastic site. In the school grounds is the 15th-century church of St Michael and All Angels, located in parkland near the River Ouse. The church is essentially just a nave and embattled west tower, the chancel having been demolished in 1780.
Thornton House, Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England, MK17 0HH

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Turville is the sort of place that gives the Chilterns a good name. The picturesque cluster of lovely period cottages is grouped around a tiny green, with a popular country pub on one side and the ancient parish church of St Mary's on the other.

Turville, Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, England, RG9 6QX

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