Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

A Grade I listed church in one of the most popular villages in the Cotswolds. St Marys dates to the 12th century but a Saxon gravestone embedded in the church wall speaks of a much older heritage. There are wonderfully carved doorways, an unusual 13th-century square font, and medieval glass. The attractive timber roof dates to the 15th century.
Cemetry Road, Bibury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5NR

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon gravestone
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A large 12th-century church worth visiting for its excellent series of carved corbel heads depicting women wearing different medieval headdresses. St Leonard's also features a very fine north wall with two levels of wide Perpendicular Gothic windows.
Church Road, Bledington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A simple country church with a very nice saddleback west tower. The church is tucked behind the manor house of Brookthorpe Court. The church is primarily 13th century with the addition of a Victorian north aisle.
Stroud Road, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England, GL4 0UJ

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Heritage Highlight: 17th century chronograph inscription
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A small 13th-century church with an astonishing array of historic treasures. Among these are The Buckland Cope, a 15th-century embroidered cape, painted stone panels from Hailes Abbey, a 15th-century mazer (ceremonial cup), and Jacobean shepherds pews. Well worth a visit.
Buckland, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The 15th century Buckland Cope
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A 13th-century church in a small Cotswold village, St James was extensively rebuilt in the late medieval period. The medieval wealth of the Cotswolds sprang from the wool trade, but by the 18th-century industry had changed, and settlement patterns altered. Villagers moved from the hillside near the church down to the valley below, leaving St James' stranded.
Churchend Lane, Churchend, Charfield, Gloucestershire, England, GL12 8LJ

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One of the most perfectly situated country churches in England, St Martins stands on the crest of a hill looking across a green Cotswold valley near Winchcombe. The views are superb, and the location idyllic. The church is 13th century, heavily restored in the 18th century.
Charlton Abbots, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5TF

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A 12th-century church boasting fine Perpendicular windows, an early Norman font, and a copy of the 'Breeches Bible' of 1557.
Chedworth, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4AA

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One of the finest wool churches in England, rebuilt in Perpendicular style at the height of the Cotswold wool trade in the late medieval period. Interior highlights include the marble tomb of Sir Baptist Hicks, 1st Lord Campden and a friend of James I and Charles I.
Church Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6JG

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Heritage Highlight: Sir Baptist Hicks memorial, 1628
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Dubbed the 'Cathedral of the Cotswolds', St John the Baptist church in Cirencester is one of the most impressive medieval parish churches in England. The most imposing feature is the huge south porch, with extravagant interior vaulting. In a special glass case within the church is the Boleyn Cup, a gilded silver goblet given by Anne Boleyn to the doctor who looked after Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth I. Nearby is the 15th-century pulpit, shaped like a wine-glass.
Parish Office, 1 Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 2BQ

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St Matthew's church stands in a quiet village in the Cotswold countryside near the market town of Cirencester. The church dates to the 13th century but boasts a very impressive 15th-century tower with fine decoration and grotesque carvings.
Coates, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 6NS

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