Gallery: 20 Gorgeous English Country Churches

England is dotted with 100s of beautiful rural churches, many well over 500 years old.

English country churches

Here then is a list of 20 gorgeous examples >>>


1. St Peter’s Church, Coniston Cold

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Photo by Lord Skully Gallery: 20 Gorgeous English Country Churches 1

2. St Bartholomew’s Church, Hanworth, Norfolk

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Photo by Brokentaco Gallery: 20 Gorgeous English Country Churches 1

St Bartholomew’s Church, Hanworth, Norfolk


3. St. Mary’s Church, Chiddingstone Kent

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Photo by Loco Steve Gallery: 20 Gorgeous English Country Churches 1

St. Mary’s Church, Chiddingstone Kent


4. St.Peter’s Church, Benington

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By User:AnemoneProjectors – originally posted to Flickr as St Peter’s Church, Benington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

St.Peter’s Church, Benington


5. St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex

Bobbingworth, Essex, England - St Germain's Church exterior from the north.JPG

By AcabashiOwn work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex


6. St.Oswald’s Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire

St. Oswald's Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire (1st April 2014) 008.JPG


By Mtaylor848Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

St.Oswald’s Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire


7. Harescombe Church, Saffron Blaze, Gloucestershire

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By Saffron BlazeOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex


8. St Nicholas Church, Stillington, North Yorkshire

St Nicholas Church, Stillington, North Yorkshire.jpg


By Turlough – originally posted to Flickr as Church North Yorkshire, CC BY 2.0, Link

St Nicholas Church, Stillington, North Yorkshire


9. All Saints Church Wilstead, Bedfordshire

Wilstead All Saints Church, 2010.jpg


By G1MFG at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link


10. Beckwithshaw Church, Yorkshire

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By Storye bookOwn work, CC BY 3.0, Link

Beckwithshaw Church, Yorkshire


11. St. Andrew’s, Alfriston

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By Diliff
derivative work: Crop by DiliffOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

St. Andrew’s, Alfriston


12. St Mary the Virgin, Hemsby, Norfolk

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By Russ HamerOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

St Mary the Virgin, Hemsby, Norfolk


13. St Mary’s Church, Winterborne Zelston, Dorset

St Mary's Church, Winterborne Zelston, Dorset.JPG


By BermicourtOwn work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

St Mary’s Church, Winterborne Zelston, Dorset


14. St. Mary’s Church at Brownsea Island, Dorset

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By Hideyuki KAMON – originally posted to Flickr as St. Mary’s Church @ Brownsea Island, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

St. Mary’s Church at Brownsea Island, Dorset


15. St. Kenel’s Church, Sapperton, Gloucestershire

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By CeluiciOwn work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link


16. St. Batholomew, Colne, Lancashire

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By Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link


17. St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon

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By Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK – St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon, CC BY 2.0, Link

St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon


18. St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock, Devon

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By Nilfanion – Wikimedia UK, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock, Devon


19. St.Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire

St Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire-31Jan2010.jpg


By Mike Cattell from UK – St. Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire
Uploaded by Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Link

St.Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire


20. All Saints Church, Briston,, Norfolk

All Saints' Church Briston, Norfolk.JPG

By HazelJMillsOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

All Saints Church, Briston,, Norfolk