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St Mary's stands on the oldest church site on Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, with a history stretching back to the 11th century.

A beautiful Victorian church with a stunning chancel designed by the renowned architect William Butterfield (who designed Keble College, Oxford) under the initiative of the rector John Horatio Nelson, nephew of Admiral Nelson.

A lovely 13th century red sandstone church rebuilt in 1867 to the designs of the Worcester architect Abraham Perkins, in the early English style.

A hidden gem of Baroque splendour.

The charm of this country church is the view of the north and west escarpments of the Black Mountains.

A Norman (12th century) church, St Mary’s is rich in interesting features including the famous ‘Bed Bug’ weather vane which is said to have been put there to commemorate King John’s fateful visit to the village.

St Peter’s church is a small red brick chapel style church on the west side of the A339 next to the village hall.

The church sits at the centre of the parish of Claines, with the very well known and popular 'Mug House' public house in the church grounds.

St John's began life as a Norman church, of which the central tower and west wall, with its typical Norman door, remain.

A visitor to this 12th century beautiful church can see many different architectural styles with constant reminders of the past in the two transepts and the chancel, richly endowed to celebrate the loves of lost ones.