Historic Churches in Gloucestershire

All Saints is a delightful Norman church beside the Jacobean manor house of Salperton Park. The main historical feature is a wonderful medieval wall painting of a skeleton holding an arrow. The painting probably represents Father Time. There was a church here at the time of the Domesday Book but the current building is largely 12th century, with a 14th-century porch. The church was originally in the hands of the monks of Lire, in Normandy, but later passed to the Priory of Studley Prior, Warwickshire.
Salperton, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A 13th-century church in an idyllic rural setting, St Kenelm's boasts a wealth of 17th-century panelling brought here from Sapperton Manor House, and elaborate 15th and 16th-century tombs of the Poole family. There is an extravagant memorial to Robert Atkyns (d. 1711) in the south transept.
Church Lane, Sapperton, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 6LG

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Heritage Highlight: Jacobean panelling and 1711 Robert Atkyns memorial

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A Norman church with a peculiar 15th-century tower with an external stair. The south doorway has a crude Norman arch, and in the chancel is a 15th-century brass to John Camber, who paid for the tower.
Sevenhampton, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5SW

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Heritage Highlight: 1497 brass to John Camber in the chancel

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A Norman church is a peaceful Cotswold village. There is a blocked Norman door in the north wall, and a peculiar twin-peaked bellcote over the west gable. Faded paintings of Biblical text decorate the interior, and there are 13th-century lancets in the chancel.
Shipton Oliffe, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4JD

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Heritage Highlight: Norman doorway and an unusual 13th-century piscina

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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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