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St Mary, St Peter & St Paul

The 700 year old parish church at Westbury on Severn has a separate stone tower, with an enormous wooden spire, newly clad in oak shingles, not far from the River Severn and next door to a National Trust water garden, the buildings are a landmark in the area.

Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire

Opening times

Open dawn to dusk everyday.

Address

Bell Lane
Westbury on Severn
Gloucestershire
GL14 1PS

The parish church of St Mary, St Peter & St Paul is on the edge of the small village of Westbury on Severn in the beautiful Vale of Gloucester. It is an enormous church, the length of two cricket pitches, which suggests the importance it once had in the area. A few yards away from the main building is a stone tower, containing a peal of six bells, which is probably the only surviving part of an earlier church. Cromwell’s soldiers stabled their horses here at one point during the Civil War.

Almost as old as the tower is the tall wooden spire on top. It has an internal construction of timbers that looks like a spider’s web. In the church there is some interesting stained glass, 300 year old pews and an unusual font, with an Elizabethan base. This was lost for many years and finally discovered in a parishioner’s garden.

Visit the church on a summer Sunday afternoon and enjoy the refreshments which are served then!

  • Wildlife haven

  • Spectacular stained glass

  • National heritage here

  • Fascinating churchyard

  • Enchanting atmosphere

  • Captivating architecture

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Train station within 250m

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Parking within 250m

  • On street parking at church

  • Level access to the main areas

  • Dog friendly

  • Café within 500m

  • Bus stop within 100m

  • Church of England

  • Repair Grant, £6,000, 2018

  • Our Repair Grants funded urgent repair work to help keep churches open.

  • Cornerstone Grant, £40,000, 2014

  • Our Cornerstone Grants fund urgent repairs and essential community facilities such as toilets and kitchens to help keep churches open.

Contact information

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