Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

A delightful little church dating to the 12th century. St Mary's consists of just a nave, very small chancel, and central bell turret. The nave and chancel are of warm Cotswold stone, supported by simple angled buttresses and topped by a slate roof. The building stands in an orchard, one of the prettiest settings you can imagine.
Little Washbourne, Gloucestershire, England, GL20 8NQ

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Heritage Highlight: Georgian box pews and medieval paintings
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A Norman church with 12th-century remodelling, St James is best known for the Sezincote Chapel, built by the Cockerell family, In addition to Cockerell family tombs, St James's boasts the effigy of a 14th-century knight and a Jacobean monument to Sir William Leigh (d. 1631).
Church Street, Longborough, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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One of our favourite churches - St Nicholas church in Lower Oddington is hidden at the end of a small lane. It's not the easiest place to find, but the effort is worth it, for St Nicholas' boasts a superb series of medieval wall paintings, including a 'Doom' depiction that may be the largest in England. There is also a 16th-century likeness of a Cardinal that may be Cardinal Wolsey, who once held the living here.
Church Road, Lower Oddington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Wonderful medieval Doom paintings
Photos of Lower Oddington, St Nicholas Church
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The 13th-century church of St Mary's stands looking over fields at the edge of the Gloucestershire village of Meysey Hampton. Within the south transept is an ornate 17th-century tomb to James Vaulx, a prominent local physician. In the chancel is a 14th-century founder's tomb, and by the altar is a 14th-century triple sedilia.
Church Street, Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5LS

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Heritage Highlight: 1630 Vaulx memorial
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The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Northleach is one of the finest Cotswold wool churches - and that's saying something! The church has been called "The Cathedral of the Cotswolds", and with good reason. It seems at first glance quite odd that a small town like Northleach would possess such an extraordinary church, but the fact is easily explained with a little dose of history.
Northleach, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Superb collection of medieval brasses
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A 12th-century church in an idyllic rural setting beside the manor house. There is a Saxon crucifix carving set into the east wall, a Norman font, and a 14th-century reredos behind the altar. There are 3 effigies of Whittington family members dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, and two 14th-century effigies of priests in the north transept.
Notgrove, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3BT

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon crucifixion carving
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It is rare enough for a village to have one Saxon building. Deerhurst has two. One is the beautiful Saxon church of St Mary's. The other is Odda's Chapel, a small two cell church built about 1056 by Earl Odda, a powerful Saxon noble. It was in use until the 13th century and was later incorporated into a 16th-century farmhouse. In 1885 the chapel was rediscovered and restored to its original condition.
Deerhurst, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A small 13th-century church dedicated to a local saint, Oldbury church houses a largely Georgian interior featuring box pews, a double-decker pulpit, and reading desk. Though of Early English origin, much of the current building is in Perpendicular style.
Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, England, GL9 1EA

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This lovely little church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra stands in a circular churchyard, suggesting that the site was in use before the Christian era. The church is Norman, first mentioned in 1131, with a peculiar hexagonal central tower topped by a pyramidal roof.
Ozleworth, Gloucestershire, England, GL12 7QA

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Heritage Highlight: 13th century south door carvings
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St Swithin's church in the pretty Cotswold village of Quenington is a Norman gem. This Grade I listed church was established around 1100 by the Lacy (de Laci) family and granted to St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester in 1138 and in 1193 the Knights Templar took control. 
Quenington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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