Wiltshire Travel Guide - Historic Churches

A wonderful country church full of historical interest. There is a Norman doorway, and Norman decorations on the nave arcade. There is also a splendid Elizabethan memorial to the Goddard family and a painted 17th-century memorial to two Walrond brothers, plus several late medieval brasses. A very enjoyable church to visit.
Crooked Corner, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Elizabethan Goddard tomb and early 17th century Walrond Monument

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A Saxon church with an 18th-century chancel. The interior has Georgian box pews, a triple-decker pulpit, west gallery, and font. There is 18th-century glass in the chancel, and memorials to the Crowe and Hare families.
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, England, SN8 4LE

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Saxon stonework in the south west corner

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A redundant church standing beside a stream, just opposite the church of St Mary's in the neighbouring parish of Alton Barnes. All Saints was founded in Norman times, but the current building is largely late medieval.
Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England, SN8 4LA

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Norman chancel arch and Elizabethan brasses

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Holy Cross Church stands on the edge of Ashton Keynes village beside a medieval ringwork and moat. Historical highlights include a 12th-century tub font and 15th-century timber roof with carved bosses. Look for fragments of medieval glass in the east window and fragments of a 14th-century reredos set into the north aisle wall.
North End, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England, SN6 6QR

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 12th-century Norman font

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Built around AD 1000 close to the ancient stone circle and henge at Avebury. Several Saxon windows remain, and a beautiful 15th-century rood screen that was hidden for centuries at the Reformation. There is also a wonderfully carved Norman font and doorway arch.
Church Walk, Avebury, Wiltshire, England, SN8 1RG

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Late Saxon windows

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A small country church dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with a late medieval tower. There is a chalk 13th-century font, a Norman nave arcade, plus lovely Georgian wall tablets.
Ermin Street, Baydon, Wiltshire, England, SN8 2JS

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 13th-century chalk font

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

The small church of St Nicholas at Berwick Bassett stands near the Ridgeway Trail just north of Avebury. The church is mostly 14th century, though it may be built on an earlier structure.
Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire, England, SN4 9NQ

Heritage Rating:   ?


Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A 12th-century Grade-II listed church in a secluded location, Berwick St Leonard's parish church retains much of its Norman character despite a Victorian restoration. There is a carved Norman tympanum over the south door, and an Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) carving over the inside of the door, also of Norman date.
Berwick St Leonard, Wiltshire, England, SP3 5UA

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Norman tympanum

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

The village of West Dean is on the border between Wiltshire and Hampshire. The current parish church dates to the Victorian period, but tucked away in a wooded glade nearby is a wonderful medieval treasure in the form of the Borbach Chantry, a 14th-century chapel that was once attached to the medieval parish church.
West Dean, Wiltshire, England, SP5 1JJ

Heritage Rating:   ?


Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A 12th-century church in a beautiful rural hamlet, beside Boyton Manor. The 13th-century Giffard Chapel is the highlight of this delightful church, with its family tombs and superb west window.
Boyton, Wiltshire, England, BA12 0SS

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 13th-century Giffard Chapel and its circular west window

Nearest Self Catering Cottages