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St Peter's lies in the heart of the village near the pub, school, post office, village hall and local garage and is truly the centre of the community.

Tucked away in a wooded corner on the edge of East Garston, All Saints is a pretty and well cared for church.

St Bartholomew’s was founded in 1110 as the church for the lay workers at Hyde Abbey, where the remains of King Alfred the Great are believed to have been re-interred.

The chapel was built between the years 1387 and 1395 to designs by William Wynford, with Hugh Herland responsible for the traceried wooden ceiling and Thomas of Oxford for the glazing.

Fifteen centuries of English history lie behind the massive Cathedral you see today. It stands at the heart of historic Winchester, once the seat of Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal power, on the site of an early Christian church. It’s been a place of worship ever since.

This Victorian church was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (who designed the Natural History Museum) and is an architectural gem, reflecting the Arts & Crafts movement and the Oxford movement, set in a pastoral scene.

Kilpeck is a modest village hidden away in west Herefordshire, but its church is world famous for its 12th century sculpture and carving, made by a group of mason/sculptors known as the Herefordshire School.

The church was largely rebuilt in 1859 and 1860 but has a 15th century tower, with a Tudor window and doorway.

Prepare yourself for surprises when you go into this church, from the outside nothing looks untoward, except that the tower is clearly Saxon, and the whole of the rest of the building is obviously very much later.

This will be the first church that many people visit when exploring the beautiful and aptly named Golden Valley.

A hidden gem at the heart of the Herefordshire countryside.