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Welcome to Stowe parish church, situated in the beautiful, world famous Stowe Landscape gardens run by the National Trust.

Architects Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson built this village church on a cathedral scale in the 1820s.

From the 13th century, established under the Abbey of Winchcombe, to the current day, the church has been and still is the centre of the community in Great Alne.

Built on a prominent hillside at the heart of the village that was created at the same time, St Mary's was designed, built and given to the parish by the eminent Victorian architect, George Edmund Street, in memory of his second wife. It was consecrated in 1879.

Built between 1327 and 1377 during the reign of Edward III, the stone carvings high on the walls of the chancel commemorate this fact as Edward looks across from the south side at his wife, Queen Phillipa, on the north.

The church sits at the centre of the parish of Claines, with the very well known and popular 'Mug House' public house in the church grounds.

The church was built in the Decorated style in1864/65, by WJ Hopkins.

Brinsop's 14th century church, at the end of a cul de sac lane, is famous for its ancient depictions of St George, one in stone the other in glass.

One of the finest medieval churches in the county well set above the village green, off the main road, and adjacent to the mainly 17th century manor house.