Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

St John's church stands beside the manor house in the Cotswold village of Great Rissington. The church is essentially a 12th-century building. Highlights include the 16th-century Barnarde memorial, 3 Norman coffin lids, 13th-century windows, and a restored 15th-century font.
Great Rissington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A 12th-century church in an idyllic village setting. There is a Norman door and tympanum, and two unusual squints on either side of the chancel opening. Fragments of 14th and 15th-century wall paintings decorate the nave.
Great Washbourne, Gloucestershire, England, GL20 7AR

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Heritage Highlight: Two Norman doorways, carved tympanum, and early wall paintings

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St Michael's and All Angels is primarily a Norman building, with a beautifully carved south door. Indeed, the door is one of the few remaining pieces of Norman architecture, for the church was heavily remodelled in the 13th and 15th centuries.
Church Lane, Guiting Power, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5XA

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Norman south doorway and Saxon child's coffin

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A small Norman church opposite medieval Hailes Abbey. The church (dedication unknown) is worth visiting for its very fine 13th-century wall paintings. On the south wall is a scene showing a huntsman with three hounds pursuing a hare. There is medieval stained glass in the chancel, which is covered in wall paintings. The church stands within a medieval ringwork.
Hailes, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5PB

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Heritage Highlight: Wonderful collection of pre-1300 wall paintings.

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St George's church, Hampnett, is a lovely country church, dating to the 12th century. The church was restored in the Victorian period by GE Street, but the real reason to visit St George's is to see the striking Victorian stencil decoration that seems to cover every surface. The stencilling was added by Rev. W. Wiggin around 1871. It's not what you expect to see in a Cotswold church, but it certainly is eye-catching!
Hampnett, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3NW

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Heritage Highlight: Amazing Victorian stencil decoration

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Hartpury's Old Dominican Chapel was built in 1829 for the nuns of Hartpury Court. The nuns left in 1839 and the chapel was used as a farm store for many years before it was restored and now serves as a community hall.
Murrells End Road, Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DE

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St Mary's Church dates to the late 11th century and stands amidst a cluster of historic buildings. Highlights include a medieval carving of a Green Man, medieval parish chest and font, and a 14th-century timber porch.
Park Road, Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DE

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval Green Man carving, nave roof

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A 12th-century church in an idyllic Cotswold village setting. Much restored in the Victorian era, but retains a Norman doorway, 14th-century porch, 12th-century chancel arch and a peculiar 12th-century corbel head projecting from the north chancel wall.
Hazleton, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4EB

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century corbel, 13th-century font

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Holy Innocents Church, Highnam, was built in 1849 by Thomas Gambier Parry as a memorial to his wife and three children who died in infancy. The result is an exceptional example of Gothic Revival style, with outstanding murals painted by Parry himself and superb furnishings.
B4215, Highnam, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8DF

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Heritage Highlight: Exquisite example of Gothic Revival architecture

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St James the Elder Church is a 14th-century building on the sitye of a Norman church. It stands directly beside the historic manor of Horton Court. Inside the church are memorials to the famous Paston family, and inside the south porch are notable medieval carvings.
Horton Court, Horton, Gloucestershire, England, BS37 6QR

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Heritage Highlight: The church and Court make an unforgettable historic combination

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