Historic Churches in Herefordshire

The first church at Bromyard was established sometime around AD 840 as a Saxon minster. The only Saxon remnants are a carved figure of St Peter holding the keys to heaven and a consecration cross over the south doorway. The Saxon church was rebuilt in the 12th century on a cruciform plan.
Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, HR7 4DP

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The parish church of St Michael in the little Herefordshire village of Castle Frome is an early 12th-century building. It was very probably founded by the de Lacy family, Norman nobility who owned large estates in this area of Herefordshire, and whose name lives on in nearby locations like Hampton Lacy.
Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Extraordinary carved Norman font

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St Clydog's Church is an ancient building in an isolated rural setting beside the River Monnow, built atop the grave of a 6th-century martyred king of Ewias. Inside the church are an inscribed 9th-century stone, a 13th-century font, and an early 15th-century wall painting.
Clodock, Herefordshire, England, HR2 0NY

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Heritage Highlight: 9th-century inscribed stone. Site of St Clydawg's grave.

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It seems likely that there was a church at Cradley at the time of the Domesday Book; we can't be certain, for the Domesday record speaks of a priest, but does not specifically mention a church. Be that as it may, it seems clear that there was a place of worship here in the Saxon period, for incorporated into the north wall of the tower is a Saxon stone which may have served as a 'becun', or marker to designate a gathering place for worship by Saxon missionary priests.
Cradley, Herefordshire, England, WR13 5LQ

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The medieval church of St Michael and All Angels stands within the grounds of Croft Castle, a medieval castle and stately home in the care of the National Trust. The church was constructed around the year 1300 and to this earlier building was later added a 17th-century clock tower and an interior gallery, as well as a set of box pews.
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England, HR6 0BN

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St Mary's, Dilwyn, was founded in the late 12th century on the site of an earlier church. The church consists of a nave with north and south aisles and a north transept, west tower, south porch, chancel, and north vestry.
Dilwyn, Herefordshire, England, HR4 8HN

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The little village of Dorstone is located at the northern end of Herefordshire's lovely Golden Valley. Based on a reference in the 12th-century Book of Llandaff we can surmise that there was a church at Dorstone as early as the 6th century.
Dorstone, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6AN

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Eardisland is one of Herefordshire's famed Black and White villages. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin is a 12th-century building with the addition of a 14th-century chancel, vestry, and south porch.
Eardisland, Herefordshire, England, HR6 9BP

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century sedilia and St Owen grave slab

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Eardisley parish church is famed for its extraordinary carved Norman font, which must be considered one of the finest fonts in England if not one of the finest bits of Norman Romanesque architecture of any kind. The font is built like a truncated hour-glass, or a goblet, with a short circular base supporting a wide circular bowl.
Eardisley, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6NL

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Heritage Highlight: The magnificent Norman font is a wonderful piece of historic craftsmanship

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A lovely country church famous for its collection of superb 14th-century stained glass - called by Pevsner the finest in the country. An interpretive panel explains the stained glass scenes in the five-light east window, thought to have been built 1320-40.
Eaton Bishop, Herefordshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Magnificent medieval stained glass

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