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Built between 1327 and 1377 during the reign of Edward III, the stone carvings high on the walls of the chancel commemorate this fact as Edward looks across from the south side at his wife, Queen Phillipa, on the north.

The first chapel on this site was a meeting room in a building also used as a pub called The Plough, which stood here in the 17th century.

St Mary's has occupied this site for over 900 years, although we are uncertain of the date of consecration.

Modest and unassuming from the outside, Stoke Orchard's little church has many features showing its origins in about 1170.

13th century Anglican church mainly in the decorated style.

The churchyard site was an ancient burial ground going back to Anglo Saxon times, a buried Celtic cross, dating back to approximately 750AD, now sits proudly in the entrance porch.

St Mary’s church sits high in the centre of Linton amidst glorious Herefordshire countryside and has a fascinating history.

A lovely church at the heart of the linked village communities of Sibford Gower, Sibford Ferris and Burdrop.

The first record of a church in Llangors comes from 1152, and its early medieval roots are revealed in its curved churchyard and location beside a stream, both common in early medieval foundations in Wales.

Well done if you have got here, the church is tucked away in the estate village that lies behind Courteenhall Hall.