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St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church

The church of St Mary’s has “the most complete set of Romanesque frescos in northern Europe” in its chancel which includes the Christ in Majesty painting created in about 1120, also a fresco of a wheel of life, showing the life cycle of man, painted on the walls of the nave. St Mary’s Church (Location: 51.9787°N 2.4823°W) is owned by English Heritage and maintained by The Friends of Kempley Churches.

The Church has the oldest roof of any building in Britain, and therefore has an unusually well-preserved interior.

St Mary’s churchyard is very beautiful in the early months of the year often being covered in wild daffodils in late February/early March.