Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

A 13th-century Cotswold church in a small hamlet, St Mary's retains some interesting medieval features despite a Victorian restoration. The village it was built to serve has shrunk over the years to little more than a hamlet.
Shipton Solers, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4HU

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A delicious Norman church in a secluded countryside setting, All Saints dates to about 1170 with some 14th-century rebuilding. The church consists of a nave, chancel, north porch, and central double bellcote. Though it is essentially a Norman church, it was sensitively rebuilt in the Victorian period by William Butterfield.
Shorncote, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 6DE

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual carved stone coat of arms

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A Victorian church in one of the Cotswold's prettiest villages, St Barnabas' boasts a beautifully carved 15th-century octagonal font, a Jacobean pulpit, and a 14th-century bell.
Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England, WR12 7JU

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century font

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All Hallows is a 12th century building with a beautifully carved Norman doorway and carving of Christ in Glory. Inside the church is a resin copy of the South Cerney Wood Crucifix, carved around AD 1130 and the oldest wooden crucifix in Britain. The crucifix was discovered hidden in the nave wall.
Church Lane, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5TT

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century doorway and wooden crucifix model

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A Saxon church beside the manor house in the pretty village of Southrop. This ancient building still shows its Saxon stonework, plus two Norman doorways and a beautifully carved Norman font. A pair of 16th-century effigies flank the altar, and a medieval tomb hides a secret underground tunnel to the manor.
Southrop, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 3NX

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Heritage Highlight: Norman font

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A 12th-century church directly opposite the gatehouse of St Briavels Castle, St Mary's boasts a Norman font with an odd frill, or skirt, and a 16th-century tomb of the Warren family.
Church Street, St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, GL15 6RG

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual Norman font skirt

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A small chapel stands over a holy well dedicated to St Kenelm, a 9th-century Mercian prince, murdered by his sister. The wellhead chapel is 19th century, but the site has ben a destination for pilgrims since Saxon times. Located off a footpath just outside the picturesque Cotswold village of Winchcombe.
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Legends of 9th-century St Kenelm

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The chancel of a medieval hospital for lepers stands in a public park on the eastern fringe of Gloucester. The hospital, now demolished, was founded for female lepers around 1150. Inside the chapel is a 13th-century effigy of a woman, thought to be St Kyneburgh, a 7th-century Saxon princess.
Hillfield Gardens, London Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, GL1 3LD

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval graffiti

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A late 12th-century church in a rural setting. There are two beautifully carved Norman doorways and a chancel arch of the same age. There is a Norman font, recarved in the 13th century.
Stanley Pontlarge, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5HD

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century chancel arch and two doorways

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A small 12th century church boasting a superb array of wall paintings spanning the years 1170-1700. The main paintings depict the life of St James of Compostella. There is a Norman font and a coat of arms to George I.
Stoke Road, Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England, GL52 7SH

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Heritage Highlight: Superb medieval wall paintings

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