Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

A 12th-century church with an intriguing 14th-century stone reredos. There is a fragment of a Saxon cross-shaft in the porch, and a gilded 17th-century memorial in the nave.
Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3BN

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Saxon cross-shaft carving in the porch
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

A small Saxon church in a delightful countryside location in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. It is rare to find a Saxon church with a layout essentially unaltered, but that is the case here. There are pieces of medieval glass and a 13th-century tomb recess.
Coln Rogers, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3LB

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Unaltered Saxon layout
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

An ancient Norman church in an idyllic spot beside the River Coln, St James the Great dates to at least the mid-12th century, though there was likely a Saxon church here much earlier. The chancel arch is supported on Norman piers, and the windows are a mix of Norman and Perpendicular. There are several interesting 17th-century tombs inside the church.
Coln St Dennis, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Norman arches and 17th-century memorials
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

A small medieval Cotswold church featuring a 14th-century tablet painting of St George and the dragon, a 14th-century table tomb, carved figures of wolves on the tower, and carved corbel heads in period costumes.
Compton Abdale, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 14th century wall painting of St George and the dragon
Photos of Compton Abdale, St Oswald
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

St Margaret's Church at Corse stands in apple orchards, in the midst of a peaceful rural landscape north of Hartpury, Gloucestershire, beside a half-timbered manor of Corse Court. The church dates to the 14th century, though the presence of a 12th-century Norman font hints at an earlier structure.
Church Lane, Corse, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3BX

Heritage Rating:   ?

Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

Holy Rood Church in the small Cotswold village of Daglingworth dates to the Saxon period. There is a Saxon sundial over the south door, and four superb 10th-century Saxon carvings preserved inside the church nave. The 15th-century font boasts a small carving of a Green Man, and there is a small window made from a reused Roman altar stone. One of the best Saxon churches in the south-west of England.
Daglingworth, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 7AQ

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Superb Saxon carvings
Photos of Daglingworth, Holy Rood Church
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

If you enjoy Saxon architecture, Deerhurst is heaven. The picturesque church here is among the finest Saxon buildings in Britain, and unusually, it has been very little altered over the centuries, retaining most of its original Saxon features and wonderful architectural detail. The church was founded around AD 800, and was later incorporated into a monastery. A short walk from the church is Odda's Chapel, also built in the Saxon period (English Heritage).
Deerhurst, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 9th century font
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

The church of St Michael's is set in a green dell beside the manor at Dowdeswell. The church is primarily Perpendicular, with a late 16th-century spire. The major interest at Dowdeswell is the numerous tombs to members of the Rich and Rogers families, plus a medieval brass that may represent an abbot of nearby Hailes Abbey.
Dowdeswell, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4LX

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 17th and 18th century memorials
Photos of Dowdeswell, St Michael's Church
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

All Saints church was founded by the Templars in 1265. In the south transept is an effigy of a Templar knight, Sir Nicholas de Valers, beside his wife, Lady Margaret. Across the nave in the north transept is a wonderful gilded monument to Sir James Hungerford and his son, dated to 1637. The nave arcade is decorated with a profusion of red flowers, thought to represent the effects of the Black Death, and in the tower is an exhibition on the life of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was born in Down Ampney.
Church Lane, Down Ampney, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5BD

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 17th century Hungerford monument
Photos of Down Ampney, All Saints Church
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts

The attractive church of St Peter's in the tiny Cotswold village of Duntisbourne Abbots dates to the 12th century, though it may incorporate an earlier Saxon building. Within the church is a late Norman font and a 13th-century stone coffin. The tower arch may be early Norman, and there is good Victorian stained glass throughout.
Duntisbourne Abbots, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 7JN

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 13th century stone coffin
Photos of Duntisbourne Abbots, St Peter's Church
Nearest: Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfasts