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St Mary's is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century, set back from the village street in a location of extraordinary peace with a view south across the valley.

The 15th century St Mary's stands on a hilltop at the centre of a very beautiful village in Suffolk as a magnificent landmark in architectural splendour.

The church did have substantial Saxon elements until 1866 and some of the Saxon and later work can still be seen inside, it is the features inside which draw visitors to the church.

In 1722 a fine early Georgian church was erected to the design of Thomas Eayre of Kettering (1691-1757), surveyor, clock maker, and bell founder (the bells here are by him as well).

In a picturesque setting, the Grade I listed parish church is located on a steep bluff in the centre of the village at the end of a cobbled stone walk.

‘One of the loveliest churches in Leicestershire’ (Pevsner) with a rich history spanning over 800 years.

Famous for the Morgan family of the Morgan Motor Company, Henry Morgan was the rector from 1871.

Designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, the prolific Victorian church architect, St Andrew’s is remarkable for its wall paintings which are generally in very good condition.

A place of tranquillity and beauty.

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

The churchyard here is famously said to have inspired Thomas Gray to write his Elegy in a Country Churchyard in 1750, and he is buried close to the east wall of the church.