Historic Churches in Herefordshire

Edvin Loach Old Church is a ruined 11th-century church set within the earthwork defences of a Norman motte and bailey castle. A more modern Victorian church stands nearby.
Edvin Loach, Herefordshire, England

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A small 12th-century country church in a quiet Herefordshire village. The church is built of local red sandstone and consists of a nave, chancel, south porch, and a west tower topped with a short wooden spire. The chancel and nave date to 1170, and the stocky west tower dates to the early 13th century. The south door is a mixture of 12th and 13th-century work, with some nice carving detail.
Edwyn Ralph, Herefordshire, England, HR7 4LU

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St Michael's is a perfect example of a Welsh Marches church, with a detached west tower that did double-duty as a defensive keep. Highlights include a 14th-century effigy of Clarissa de la Warr, with a hidden heart burial container, and a reredos with 16th and 17th-century European carvings.
Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, England, HR2 0EY

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century effigy of a woman holding a heart

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St Peter & St Paul's is a large Norman church with several interesting historical memorials. The church is composed of a nave, chancel, aisles and side chapel, with an embattled west tower rising in three stages. Eye church is a lovely example of a typical English country church in a secluded rural setting.
Eye, Herefordshire, England, HR6 0DP

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Heritage Highlight: 16th century Cornewall effigies

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One of the largest churches in Herefordshire, famed for its beautifully carved 12th-century tympanum depicting the Virgin and Child. There are two fonts and an oak chest dating to 1325, made from a single log.
Caple Lane, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England, HR1 4PQ

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 12th-century carved tympanum

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A lovely church in a rural setting overlooking the River Wye and affording excellent views across the Wye Valley. St Mary's is primarily a 13th-century building, though there are traces of a much earlier building incorporated into the north doorway and the font.
Foy, Herefordshire, England, HR9 6QY

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A fascinating country church, built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar. The foundations of the circular Templar church can still be seen outside the later 13th-century nave. The chancel arch boasts a superb carving of a Green Man, and the exterior of the church has a number of fascinating carved crosses and mason's marks.
Garway, Herefordshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Green Man carving

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St Andrew's is a lovely Norman church with an attractive timber-framed tower. Sir Edward Elgar lived for a time at nearby Plas Gwyn and is known to have played the organ at Hampton Bishop church on several occasions.
Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire, England, HR1 4LU

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Holy Trinity is a Victorian church, founded when the parish of Hardwicke split from the neighbouring parish of Clifford in 1853. Before that time the parish of Clifford was one of the largest in Britain. In 1848 the Penoyre family of The Moor, a mansion about 2 miles away, endowed a new church at Hardwicke.
B4348, Hardwicke, Herefordshire, England, HR3 5HA

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A delightful country church, built in the late Saxon period, with an 11th-century lintel, Saxon herringbone architecture, Norman chancel arch and a trio of 17th-century memorials to the local Colles family.
Hatfield, Herefordshire, England, HR6 0SF

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Heritage Highlight: Late Saxon doorway and tub font

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