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Church of St Margaret of Antioch

This small church, tucked into the north Bedfordshire landscape is a quintessential vision of the English rural church. It is likely that the church served as the chapel of the nearby manor (long since vanished) and it was once described by Pevsner as ‘parabolic and barbaric’…

Church of St Margaret of Antioch

James Thomson (who also designed nearby Grittleton House) built this church in 1846, built using parts of its 12th-century predecessor, such as the splendid bell-cote which can now be seen at Sevington School one mile to the west…

Church of St Martin of Tours

This Medieval church has an impressive pinnacled tower dated 1504. However, following some exceptionally sympathetic 19th century restoration it is hard to tell where the Medieval fabric ends and Victorian work begins…

Church of St Mary & St Lawrence

This Medieval church is reached down a narrow lane, over a footpath across a stream and up a steep bank, making the journey to reach it part of the adventure…

Church of St Mary Magdelene

The best time to visit this elegant, 18th-century Gothic Revival church is in the spring, when the path to the church winds through a carpet of flowers and the blossom on the trees creates a magical setting…

Church of St Mary Magdelene

The entrance to this 12th-century flint church looks like something out of a Medieval fantasy three rows of Norman carvings arch over a thick wooden door set with ornamental hinge straps…

Church of St Mary Magdelene

This large, dignified church stands in open countryside on the site of the ferocious Battle of Shrewsbury, which took place in 1403…

Church of St Mary Magdelene

The original church at Croome was demolished by the 6th Earl of Coventry when he decided to replace his adjacent Jacobean house in the 1750s. His new house and park were designed and laid out by Capability Brown as was the church, set on a low hill nearby in Croome Park as an ‘eye catcher’. The views out to the Malvern Hills on a clear day are spectacular…

Church of St Mary the Virgin

This medieval church, with parts dating from the 1100s, has a bold brick tower and stands next to the grounds of Stansted Hall in a peaceful setting despite the nearby motorway and airport…

Church of St Mary the Virgin

This delightful country church is surrounded on all sides by flat Essex farmland. The nave is Norman, the chancel is from around 1300, and the timber-framed porch is 16th-century…