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Major William Colt had the church built to say thank you to God for his recovery from a very serious illness, carved faces of him and his wife and either side of the chancel steps.

Open daily, offering an atmosphere of quiet reflection to all visitors, St Mary's is an ancient place of worship dating back to at least 1190.

John Betjeman described this as 'the best church in Wilts'.

Whites and blues dominate the colour scheme and there are ogee arches everywhere.

Dubbed the Cathedral of the Cotswolds, Cirencester's brilliant 'wool' church is the largest and, many would say, the finest of them all.

Like Oare, the church is built in neo Romanesque style, this time by Ferrey in 1844.

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

The church of St Mary the Virgin is mainly 13th and 14th century on Anglo Saxon foundations, with Victorian restoration after a devastating fire in 1840.

Large Roman basilica style church built for the growing population of Swindon because of the Great Western Railway.

Adjacent to Eastnor Castle, with fine monuments by Stuart and Scheemakers as well as Kempe and Pugin connections.

A church without a name.

Village church with famous literary associations.