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St Mary's Church

Set in a shady churchyard, this lovely church lies at the top of a long footpath…

St Mary's Church

Standing south of the garrison town of Tidworth, this fine steepled edifice surrounded by trees was designed in 1878 by John Johnson, the architect of London’s Alexandra Palace…

St Mary's Church

St Mary’s is built of Ham stone with a battlemented tower. Originally 13th century, it was considerably enlarged in the 15th century and further altered in the 16th and 19th centuries…

St Mary's Church

This beautiful 15th-century, stone-spired church is a landmark in a fold in the hills just below Dartmoor and it has wonderful views to the south…

St Mary's Church

Prettily set in hilly country, this tiny church has Norman origins although the shape of the churchyard, and its prominent position suggest an earlier foundation…

St Mary's Church

A handsome sandstone church built by James Gibbs in 1742 for Sir John Astley, beside a lake in the picturesque grounds of his home, Patshull Hall…

St Mary's Church

Set near a beautiful village green, this unusual barrel-vaulted neo-Norman church is appealingly simple inside and out, but has many interesting furnishings including: a Jacobean pulpit; a 17th-century communion table; a series of carved panels in the vestry; a vestry door from York Minster…

St Mary's Church

St Mary’s stands above the water meadows of South Cowton, with views of the neighbouring castle on the hill to the south. Sir Richard Conyers, a supporter of the House of York, erected both buildings between 1450 and 1470 at the start of the Wars of the Roses…

St Mary's Church

This enchanting Norman church, with a stone roof and grey sandstone walls, has fine views over Wharfedale…

St Mary's Church

Since being rescued by a group of walkers in 1931, St Mary’s has been known as the Ramblers’ Church. The repairs made then are recorded on the back of the church door. The church stands alone in the middle of a field filled with the bumps and furrows of earthworks that indicate the site of a Medieval manor house, for which St Mary?s was probably originally the chapel…