St Michael & St Mary Magdalene
Easthampstead, Berkshire
According to local tradition in AD 635 St Birinus, the first person to bring Christianity to the area, baptised Cyngils, King of the West Saxons, in the spring just west of the church.
The church is a Grade ll* listed building, with surviving fabric of the Norman period. The clerestory is 14th century and the large elaborate roof 15th century. Major restoration and rebuilding took place under Woodyer in 1863-4, and the defining external character of the building and the chancel is still that created by Woodyer. Also of high significance are the 15th century font and a number of memorials, particularly the mediaeval brass on the tower floor and a plaque for Bishop Godwin, Bishop of Bath and Wells but buried at All Saints.
