Wiltshire Travel Guide - Historic Churches

St Peter's Church dates to around 1460, though it replaced an earlier 11th-century church on the same site. Thomas Wolsey, later Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII's Chancellor, was ordained as a priest here in 1498. Highlights include a colourful 1626 memorial to three children of Sir Nicholas Hyde.
Centre Island, High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, SN8 1HQ

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Heritage Highlight: Cardinal Wolsey was ordained here in 1498

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One of Wiltshire's best town churches, dating mostly to an extensive 15th-century rebuilding. There is a 12th-century statue over the porch and beautifully carved 15th-century screens throughout. In St Matthew's chapel is a late 14th-century brass to Sir John Bettesthorne.
Church Street, Mere, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6DS

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Heritage Highlight: Carved 15th-century screens

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St Andrew's Church in the Wiltshire village of Ogbourne St Andrew dates to the 12th century. Look for the Norman north doorway decorated with weathered carved heads. In the churchyard stands a Bronze Age burial mound once thought to be a castle motte.
Church Lane, Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, SN8 1SD

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Heritage Highlight: Bronze Age barrow in the churchyard

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The 12th-century church of St George the Martyr stands o the site of an earlier Saxon building in the pretty Wiltshire village of Ogbourne St George. Highlights include a 1517 memorial brass to Thomas Goddard and his wife, a 15th-century octagonal font, and an unusual royal coat of arms triptych.
Church Lane, Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, England, SN8 1SX

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Heritage Highlight: 1517 Goddard memorial brass

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The approach to this lovely little church beside the River Biss is under a railway arch. The church itself dates to the 14th century, but it has a very Georgian character, thanks to extensive 18th-century remodelling.
Old Dilton, Wiltshire, England, BA13 4DB

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Heritage Highlight: Georgian box pews

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The medieval church of St George's is a small building, composed of only a chancel, nave, and two-tier west tower. There is a Norman north door, though this is somewhat hidden by the vestry. There are 13th-century windows, 17th-century royal arms, and a very fine Early English tower arch.
Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, SP3 4HL

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It was from the doorway of Pewsey Church that Alfred the Great proclaimed Holy Cross Day in celebration of his victory over the Danes. Only the foundations of the Saxon church remain. The present 13th-century building boasts a Norman font with a superbly carved Victorian cover and excellent Victorian stained glass windows by CE Kempe.
Church Street (A345), Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, SN9 5DW

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon foundations

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A small 13th-century church above the River Till, St Andrew's retains its original 13th-century font. The building is constructed of flint and stone in an attractive chequerboard pattern, and consists of a nave, a very small chancel, south porch, and wooden bell turret. Rollestone's chief claim to fame is that Jane Seymour, later to become one of Henry VIII's six wives, was baptised here.
Old Rectory, Shrewton, Rollestone, Wiltshire, England, SP3 4HG

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Heritage Highlight: 13th century font - was Jane Seymour baptised in it?

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The see of Salisbury has quite a history. The bishop's seat was originally at Sherborne, then it was shared between Sherborne and Ramsbury, then it was moved to Old Sarum in 1075, where the monks proved incapable of living peaceably with the inhabitants of the castle next door. In 1228 the see moved again to Salisbury (New Sarum), and work was begun on a new cathedral. The upshot of this turmoil was that the new structure was built fresh, without reference to any previous building.
Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP1 2EF

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An ancient church beside a Norman castle motte. The interior features an almost complete set of Jacobean Biblical wall text paintings, fragments of 14th-century glass, and a lovely Jacobean pulpit.
Church Lane, Sherrington, Wiltshire, England, BA12 0SN

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Heritage Highlight: Jacobean wall text paintings

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