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A medieval church with lovely stained glass windows, the churchyard has lovely views over the rolling mid Devon countryside.

St Nicholas shares a chalk hilltop with the ruins of the castle; both were built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Braose, a close associate of William the Conqueror.

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.

With only a few neighbouring houses for company, the church stands more or less alone on a mound, surrounded by the open farmland of the uplands of Herefordshire.

‘After 83 years Donhead finally has its own Chapel and, as a Jesuit School, is now complete’ GC McGrath, Headmaster.

The Cathedral welcomes everyone who passes through, if you are visiting as a tourist, come to offer your personal prayers and light a candle, or interested in history, architecture or stained glass windows.

St Thomas Cathedral is the main church of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom.