St Peter

Our church has its origins as a Saxon shrine to the great god Tew, becoming a Christian place of worship after St Augustine came to convert the peoples of England in the 7th century. 

The Normans rebuilt the church in 1087 to which further additions were made in the medieval period. the 16th century clock tower has six bells used every week. The churchyard contains memorials to the de Havilland family, John Carrington the Hertfordshire diarist and Lady Anne Grimston of Gorehambury.

Victorian pews, pulpit, and candelabra were added at the end of the 19th century with money from the Cowper and Desborough families at Panshanger House. The Millennium Kneelers feature in a recent book about church kneelers by Elizabeth Bingham.

There is a short BBC film about the kneelers, you can find it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07tvxl4/new-creatives-stitching-…