Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

St Peter's Church in the idyllic village of Upper Slaughter dates to the Saxon period, though the present building is primarily 12th-century with much Victorian remodelling. Look for the outstanding tower arch, carved with chevrons, Tudor brasses of the Slaughter family, and the 14th-century niche for an Easter Sepulchre.
The Square, Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 2JE

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century tower arch

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St Mary's Church, Upper Swell, dates to the late 12th century, though there has been a church here since the 8th century. The south doorway is Norman, as is the restored chancel arch. The font is 15th century. Look for the 1668 memorial to John Chamberlayne, lord of the manor.
B4077, Upper Swell, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 1EW

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century south doorway

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A 13th-century church located directly beside the National Trust property of Westbury Court Garden. The church features a detached bell tower, brass chandeliers dating from 1730, and crusader crosses carved into the door of the porch.
Bell Lane, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

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One of the great medieval wool churches in the Cotswolds, St Peter's stands on a rise of ground overlooking the B4632 in the heart of Winchcombe, almost within view of historic Sudeley Castle. The church is known for its collection of amusing gargoyles, one of which is said to be the model for the Mad Hatter in Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland stories. Within the church is an altar frontal made up of 14th-century vestments, stitched together by Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first queen, and ancient coffins thought to have been used to bury King Kenelm, a 9th-century Saxon ruler, and St Kenelm, his son.
Gloucester Street, Winchcombe, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5LU

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Heritage Highlight: Altar frontal stitched by Queen Catherine of Aragon

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The delightful country church of St Michael's Church in Winson began as a chapel to nearby Bibury. the oldest part of the church is 12th century, with a Norman doorway, 14th-century porch, and a 12th-century chancel arch. There is a restored late medieval stone pulpit and a Norman font, as well as a very large number of attractive 17th and 18th-century table tombs outside the porch. The chancel is decorated in Victorian Revival style.
Ditch Lane, Winson, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5ER

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A large Norman church, possibly on the site of a Saxon monastery. The church dates to about 1150 and features a wonderfully carved Norman doorway. There are several interesting Jacobean monuments inside the church, a 13th-century effigy of a priest, and a possible Easter Sepulchre housing the gravestone of a 17th-century victim of the plague.
West View, Withington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4BG

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Heritage Highlight: Norman south doorway

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A medieval Cotswold church with a leaning tower. Soldiers fleeing the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 were murdered in the church, and you can see the Re-Dedication crosses created when the church was reconsecrated.
Woolstone, Cheltenham, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A small, predominantly 14th-century church featuring a 9th-century Saxon stone crucifix. Also in the church is the Savage Brass, dated to 1605, which depicts a woman in childbed. The detail of clothing and room furnishings make the brass a wonderful historical record and one that is also used frequently for brass rubbings.
Wormington, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 9th century Saxon cross

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A 12th-century country church with a Norman font, beautifully carved medieval corbel heads, and late medieval wall paintings. Civil War musket ball holes mark the exterior wall of the north transept.
Church Lane, Yanworth, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3LG

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century Norman font

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