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The church is situated in a quiet spot above the River Ebble.

Bradford on Avon was an important religious centre in Saxon times and St Laurence church is an ancient building, thought to be one of the most complete Saxon buildings still in existence.

Some of the earliest evidence of habitation here comes from fragments of Roman settlements and discoveries from archaeological digs have revealed the remains of a large Roman Villa decorated with well preserved mosaic on the playing grounds of St Laurence School.

The ancient parish of Westbury was one of the largest in Wiltshire with a petty medieval church in the town at it's centre.

The church was built in 1841 by George Manners of Bath.

This medieval church is said to occupy the site where St Gwendoline was buried, reputedly one of many saintly descendants of the 5th century king Brychan Brycheiniog.

The church of St Peter & St Paul in Heytesbury is a large Norman building, in the centre of this ancient village.

This large Perpendicular church was heavily restored in 1847 to 1848.