Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

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

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Saxon carvings

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 9th century font

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 17th and 18th century memorials

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 17th century Hungerford monument

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St Mary's is a 12th-century church retaining Georgian box pews and pulpit. There is richly-coloured stained glass from restoration in 1863. Look for marble wall monuments to the Hanger family, lords of the manor, and a 12th-century tympanum over the south door.
Harnhill Road, Driffield, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5PY

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century tympanum

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 13th century stone coffin

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The atmospheric church of St Michael stands in idyllic Cotswold countryside in the hamlet of Duntisbourne Rouse. The church dates to the Saxon period and boasts a Norman crypt beneath the chancel. There are 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel and a set of medieval misericords. A very early medieval preaching cross stands in the churchyard.
Duntisbourne Rouse, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 7AP

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Heritage Highlight: Norman crypt, Saxon stonework, 13th-century wall paintings

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A 12th-century church in a lovely Cotswold village. The twin villages of Eastleach Martin and Eastleach Turville are side by side and the churches practically face each other across a minor road, while the peaceful River Leach meanders by. The churches are linked by a small stone clapper bridge named after John Keble, the well-known Victorian cleric, who served as rector here.
Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 3NN

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One of two Eastleach churches that face each other on opposite banks of the River Leach in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, St Andrew's is a lovely country church dating to the early 12th century.
Eastleach Turville, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 3NH

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Heritage Highlight: Norman tympanum of Christ in Majesty

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A 13th-century church with a wonderful Norman doorway, 14th-century font and knight's grave, plus 16th and 17th-century tombs to the Keyte family. The most impressive tomb is that of Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice to Henry VI, who died in 1484.
Village Road, Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6NG

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century Sir John Fortescue tomb and Norman south doorway

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