St Mary the Virgin

The church was built around the central Norman tower in 1150 and substantially rebuilt in the fourteenth century. There is record of priest at Olveston in the Domesday Book but the earliest recorded vicar dates from 1280. The tower originally had a spire, but lightning struck the church in 1604 and the pyramidal roof dates from the subsequent rebuilding with the addition of four decorated pinnacles.

Windows include a fine CE Kempe 'Behold the handmade of the Lord'. Historic tombs include the 15th century Denys Tomb with one of Gloucestershire's oldest brass inscriptions in English. Many other important items gifted from Bristol Cathedral and a Walker organ donated by Jack Britton with striking wooden figures depicting local industries.