Historic Churches in Herefordshire
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Herefordshire is blessed with an extraordinary collection of historic churches, with some especially interesting examples tucked in the rugged countryside near the Welsh border. Perhaps the most famous church in the county is not the glorious edifice of Hereford Cathedral, but the quiet little Norman church at Kilpeck, with its marvellous collection of carved faces decorating both the interior and exterior.
A sizeable Norman church with particularly fine medieval stained glass. Kingsland church boasts a lovely 14th-century chantry chapel and a Victorian painted ceiling in the chancel.
Kingsland, Herefordshire, England, HR6 9QW
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The parish church of St Mary, Kington, dates to the late Norman period. The oldest part of the building is the tower, erected around AD 1200. Like many church towers in the Welsh border regions, the tower was meant to serve double-duty as a defensive stronghold, and this heritage is evident in the thick walls.
Kington, Herefordshire, England, HR5 3AG
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St James is an attractive 13th and 14th-century country church in Early English style. The most immediately apparent attraction at Kinnersley is the striking saddleback tower, which situated at the north-west angle of the nave. A blocked Norman doorway is set into the body of the church near the tower entrance with a huge Perpendicular window above the arch.
Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6QF
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There was a church here before the Domesday Book of 1086, but the current building dates to the 12th century. The 12th-century core was extended and refinished in the 12th and 16th centuries. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner famously wrote that Ledbury was the 'premier parish church in Herefordshire'.
Worcester Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century effigy of a monk
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One of the larger parish churches in the Wigmore district of north Herefordshire, Leintwardine's parish church retains parts of its Saxon foundations. The church was rebuilt in the Norman period, and again in the 13th century. It is this 13th-century church that provides the basis for the lovely historic building we can see today.
Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England, SY7 0LL
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St Peter and St Pauls, more often known simply as Leominster Priory, is a 13th-century church in the heart of Leominster that was originally part of a medieval Benedictine priory. The priory is long gone, a victim of Henry VIII's suppression of the monasteries, but the monastic church survives.
Leominster, Herefordshire, England, HR6 8EQ
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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century west doorway carvings
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St Mary's Church in the Herefordshire village of Little Birch is an intriguing Victorian building entirely paid for out of the pocket of one man, philanthropist Rev Stephen Thackwell, who was the rector at Little Birch in 1869. Thackwell financed the building of a completely new church to replace a decaying medieval building.
Little Birch, Herefordshire, England, HR2 8BB
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Heritage Highlight: Victorian wrought-iron screen
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The medieval parish church in the Herefordshire village of Llangarron is the only church in England dedicated to St Deinst, a 6th-century Celtic saint and the first Bishop of Bangor. The only other parish church in Britain dedicated to St Deinst is at Itton in Monmouthshire, Wales.
Llangarron, Herefordshire, England, HR9 6NQ
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Heritage Highlight: The mysterious Chrisom Child carving
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Christ Church in the Herefordshire village of Llangrove is a very tidy Victorian church that was the first commission for George Frederick Bodley, who had a hand in restoring so many of Herefordshire's churches. Bodley (1827-1907) learned his craft under Sir George Gilbert Scott, and at Llangrove he created a very attractive church in a style that harkens back to the English Gothic architecture of the 14th century.
Llangrove, Herefordshire, England, HR9 6FX
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A remote church on the very border of Wales, just steps from the River Monnow. The location is superb for this tiny 12th-century church thought to have been founded by the Celtic saint, Ridol. Within the church is an intriguing early font bearing a raised carving of a cross pattee, often associated with the Knights Templar.
Llanrothal, Herefordshire, England, NP25 5QJ
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