Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

There has been a church in Stow-on-the-Wold since at least the 10th century. The present church dates to the 13th century and was rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic style by wealthy medieval wool merchants. Highlights include a huge early 17th-century Flemish painting of the Crucifixion.
Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 1AB

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century nave columns

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A 12th-century church beside Stowell Park house, much restored but still boasting a wonderful set of 12th-century wall paintings, including a large Day of Judgement on the north wall.
Stowell Park, Yanworth, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3LE

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century Day of Judgement wall painting

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A lovely Norman church in a countryside setting, with a 14th-century saddleback tower. There is a Saxon lintel stone over the south door and an unusual 15th-century font. The nave roof is 15th century, and there are Georgian box pews in the nave.
Syde, Gloucestershire, England, GL53 9PN

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon lintel over the south door

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A small Cotswold church dating to the 12th century, with associations to the Knights Templar. St Mary's is well worth visiting for its idyllic setting above the River Windrush, its collection of carved medieval corbel heads, and its restored 18th-century decalogue.
Temple Guiting, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Carved corbel heads

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St Mary's church in the market town of Tetbury may be the oldest site of Christian worship in Gloucestershire. The Georgian Gothic building may stand atop a 7th-century Saxon monastery. Inside the church is the 13th-century effigy of William de Braose and two painted 16th-century effigies of Gastrell family members.
Church Street, Tetbury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The 13th century De Braose memorial

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During the mid-Victorian period, it was customary for families to pay a rental fee for their church pew. Naturally, those wealthy enough usually paid for the best (usually meaning the most prominent and easily visible) seating. However, this left poor families at an enormous disadvantage as the increasingly large box pews were taken by the wealthy parishioners.
New Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, GL8 8DS

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Heritage Highlight: Intact Victorian gas lighting

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The pride of Tewkesbury is the superb abbey church of St Mary the Virgin. The church dates to the 12th century and is known for its marvellous collection of ornate medieval chantry chapels. The sacristy door is studded with bits of armour found on the battlefield after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. The battle spilled over into the abbey itself when the victorious Yorkists under Edward IV chased defeated Lancastrian soldiers into the abbey and slew them.
Abbey Office, Church Street, Tewkesbury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL20 5RZ

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There has been a church at Todenham since at least the 12th century but the striking building we see today dates to the 14th century and boasts a striking tower and spire, visible for miles around. Look for the 1614 brass of William Moulton and his wife.
Main Street, Todenham, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9PL

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century font

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A lovely 12th century church with a striking timber tower. St John's boasts a Norman tympanum over the blocked north doorway, and the fossil of an ichthyosaurus embedded in the floor of the porch. Look for 14th century glass depicting Edward II, a 14th century churchyard cross, and a Saxon pillar flanking the south door.
Stoke Road, Tredington, Gloucestershire, England, GL20 7AB

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century tympanum

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A 13th/15th-century church in an attractive Cotswold village. There are Norman carvings set in the exterior walls and a faded 14th-century wall painting on the nave arcade. There is a Perpendicular tower and north porch with worn headstops of the same age. Look for humorous grotesques on the north tower wall.
Turkdean, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3NT

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Heritage Highlight: Norman carvings in the south chancel exterior wall

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