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A small 13th century church.

The large cruciform Grade I church has an 18th century tower.

12th century village church with a rare 15th century rood canopy and one of the oldest pulpits in the country.

The present church was built in 1857 to 58 and only a single buttress and short stretch of wall are left from its medieval predecessor (some fifty or so yards to the southwest).

St Barnabas is a Grade 1 listed building dating from the 14th century with an impressive rood screen, font and pulpit.

The church tower is a landmark for a long way around, and was rebuilt in 1861 to the original medieval designs, but in blue lias stone, rather than the Ham stone from which the rest of the church is built.

It is difficult to believe that this beautiful and well cared for church was neglected for many years.

Waltham Abbey was founded in 1030 in what was then a thickly forested part of what we now call Epping Forest, it was rebuilt 1060 by Harold II, and it was here that his body was brought after the Battle of Hastings.

St Jude's was designed by Edwin Lutyens to be the centre piece of Hampstead Garden Suburb.

An evocative setting, in front of Muchelney Abbey and opposite the medieval Priest’s House, internally, the unique ceiling was painted in the 1600s with angels in Tudor costumes.

The church was built c1230 by the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.

The ancient cross in the churchyard is 15th century and two giant yews were grown to provide soldier’s bows and are said to be among the oldest in the diocese.