Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

The medieval church of Berkeley stands immediately beside the forbidding facade of Berkeley Castle. The church dates to the 13th century and is worth visiting for its collection of medieval wall paintings, table tombs, and memorials to the Berkeley family. The church also has an unusual (for England) detached tower. In the churchyard is the grave of Dickie Pierce, the last court jester in England.
Church Lane, Berkeley, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL13 9BN

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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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The parish church of St Peter and st Paul, Blockley, dates to the 12th century and features a superb collection of memorials to the Rushout family. The oldest memorial is a 1488 brass to an unnamed priest in the chancel floor. The church is known for its appearances in the popular Father Brown mystery series on TV.
The Square, Blockley, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9ES

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Heritage Highlight: 1488 brass to an unnamed priest

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The attractive church of St Lawrence, Bourton-on-the-Hill, dates to at least 1157. Highlights include a pair of carved dragons outside the south doorway, a 15th-century stone screen, and fragments of late-medieval glass in the north aisle.
A44, Borton-on-the-Hill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9AH

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century stone screen

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St Lawrence Church dates to the 14th century but stands on the site of a church established in AD 709. Highlights include stained-glass windows by CE Kempe and a superb painted chancel ceiling dating to the late 19th century.
High Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 2AW

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Heritage Highlight: CE Kempe stained glass

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St Paul's Church, Broadwell, dates to around 1150 but stands on the site of an earlier Saxon building. Look for a Saxon stone fragment in the porch and the beautiful alabaster monument of Herbert Weston (d. 1635) as well as wool bale tombs to the Chadwell family, lords of the manor.
Broadwell, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 0YD

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon carved stone in the south porch

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St Swithun's Church in Brookthorpe is a simple country church with a very nice saddleback west tower. The church is tucked behind the manor house of Brookthorpe Court, in the shadow of the M5 motorway. 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, Charfield, 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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