Your Guide to Herefordshire Churches Dixton All Churches shown are open every day during daylight hours unless otherwise stated Whitchurch Llangarron Garway Leominster Priory Leominster Bredwardine 61 Map Ref B6 lines of the old church erected in the 11th or 12th Harold Ewyas Brinsop Century, possibly by Richard de Brito. St. Andrew share and Come Off B4352 Trustees. Mundi Mappa the and Hereford OS Grid Reference SO 335 445 www.dorstone.org.uk of Chapter and Dean the of permission kind by Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral. Reproduced Reproduced Cathedral. Hereford Mundi, Mappa The famous Victorian diarist Rev. Francis Kilvert was Herefordshire. of enjoyment Cloddock enhance your appreciation and and appreciation your enhance vicar of this unique early Norman church from 1877 Harold Ewyas Llanwarne until his untimely death in 1879. Eardisland 15 Map Ref D4 Foy Visiting our churches can can churches our Visiting St. Mary the Virgin Dewchurch B4529 Little www.bredwardine-brobury.org.uk history. OS Grid Reference SO 421 586 Birch Little Situated in a beautiful riverside village this and heritage our to monuments Bridge Sollars 88 Map Ref D7 peaceful traditional church of Norman origin living as serve all life, wild St. Andrews includes popular exhibitions of photography/ attract to churchyards their Abbey Putley Putley Belmont 6 miles from Hereford on the A438 to Brecon, poetry and Great Bells of Britain. developed have others facilities, HR4 7JH community centres with modern modern with centres community Munsley OS Grid Reference SO 341 242 Dormington www.kingslandgroup.org.uk as act Some communities. our Small Norman gem with 13th Century and 14th Sollars signifi cant part in the life of of life the in part cant signifi Bridge Dorstone Century additions. Stone carvings on either side of Withington Westhide Eardisley 30 Map Ref B6 a play still churches Our the 12th Century porch doorway are fi ne examples Cusop of the Herefordshire School of Carving. East window St. Mary Magdalene Hardwicke A4111 by Powell 1871 present. the for solace or ancestors OS Grid Reference SO 492 313 Wellington seeking the place of their their of place the seeking Home to what many consider to be the finest Lacy Whitney come, generation on generation, generation, on generation come, Norman font in England, this impressive parish Stoke Ullingswick Bodenham Brimfi eld 77 Map Ref F3 church is an excellent example of a mediaeval hall. still and come have people Here St. Michael 79 Off A49 Leominster to Ludlow, SY8 4NF www.eardisley-church-heritage.co.uk/ of peace? of OS Grid Reference SO 527 675 Foy A source of fascination, awe, or a deep sense sense deep a or awe, fascination, of source A There has probably been a church on the site since Lyonshall Eaton Bishop 51 Map Ref D7 Ralph Belmont Abbey 1100AD. With considerable later additions and St. Michael and All Angels Edwyn Hatfield reconstruction. Of note are the millennium window Off B4352 door? Thornbury What will you fi nd when you enter the the enter you when nd fi you will What Almeley 79 Map Ref B5 together with a fi ne pictorial quilt (1987) and beautiful Cusop 82 Map Ref A7 OS Grid Reference SO 443 392 Kingsland St. Mary the Virgin altar cloth (2010) both created by local women. St. Mary & St. Cewydd Justifiably recognised at home and abroad for its outstanding 14th Century stained glass. Several years. thousand a than Off the A44 South East of Kington Off B4348, HR3 5FR Eye other unusual features set St. Michael’s apart. Yarpole OS Grid Reference SO 333 515 OS Grid Reference SO 240 415 more for communities of life and landscape Set in a peaceful rural location, the church stands Close to the book town of Hay-on-Wye, the the dominated have that county the in chapels Brinsop 69 Map Ref D6 Croft near the centre of the village. Built around 1200 church has some original Norman features Brimfield the west tower is the oldest part of the church. The St. George including the blocked up ‘devils door’ in the and churches best the of some of network Off A480 between Credenhill and Mansel Lacy a is Group Tourism Churches Herefordshire fi nest feature of the church is the 16th Century north wall. Yew trees in the churchyard were old Edwyn Ralph 7 Map Ref G5 OS Grid Reference SO 444 448 painted board ceilure. when mentioned in the Domesday Book. William St. Michael and All Angels Pipe Aston Pipe This renowned small church in a delightful setting belief. in changes and architecture, Seward, a friend of the Wesley’s. considered a Off B4214 contains a host of treasures from the last 8 centuries, martyr, is buried in the churchyard. There are OS Grid Reference SO 645 575 of change, social and intrigue political of including Herefordshire School carvings, mediaeval connections with Rev. Francis Kilvert. Standing close to moat and the site of a Saxon families, of - stories many story, a tell Churches stained glass and extensive 20th Century work by village until Black Death. Grade II* listed building, Ashperton 34 Map Ref G7 Ninian Comper. Churches Herefordshire St. Bartholomew www.cusop.net circa 1170 contains significant collection of Church Lane mediaeval stone effigies. Visit OS Grid Reference SO 643 415 Dilwyn 63 Map Ref D5 Church dates from 13th Century with startling coat Bromyard 11 Map Ref G5 St. Mary www.bredonburybenefi ce.org.uk of arms known as “The Defi ance”. Short walks in St. Peter Off the A4112 the adjacent woods round castle moat, a charming OS Grid Reference SO 656 548 OS Grid Reference SO 414 547 Ewyas Harold 14 Map Ref C9 quiet place. Cruciform Norman church, with massive central tower An active parish with a 13th Century church, listed St. Michael & All Angels and curious corner stair turret. Several interesting Grade 1. The architecture is fascinating, bearing West of B4347 in village. West of A465 Numerical Listings features including 7 tomb sepulchres, 14th Century the marks of changing worship throughout the OS Grid Reference SO 387 287 1 Dore Abbey 46 Orleton grave cover of a knight and a Bushel measure. centuries St. Michael’s dates from the 13th Century. The 2 Dixton 47 Rowlestone Aylton 36 Map Ref G8 Open 9.00am - 4.00pm (GMT) and 6.00pm (BST) massive tower is likely to have given protection 3 Foy 48 Richard’s Castle Unknown from raiders. Fascinating features include a rare 4 Belmont Abbey 49 Yarpole Off A438 Hereford to Ledbury Visit www.dilwyn.com two-manual 19th Century pipe-organ. The altar 5 Little Birch 50 Madley Herefordshire Churches OS Grid Reference SO 658 376 Clodock 67 Map Ref B9 incorporates some four panels, two of 6 Cradley 51 Eaton Bishop Set in a small rural community the church is St. Clydawg Netherlandish Mannerist figures, circa 1530, and 7 Edwyn Ralph 52 Orcop unusually small and is believed to date back to early Road signed Longtown from A465 at Pandy Dixton 2 Map Ref E11 two depicting scenes of the Passion Mid 17th 8 How Caple 53 Garway 2012/2013 12th Century. Interesting features include the 15th OS Grid Reference SO 327 275 St. Peter Century. 9 Sollers Hope 54 Hardwicke Century rood screen, bell tower and sundial. Grade 1 listed church dating from the 12th Century. Off Dixton Roundabout, Monmouth 10 Yatton Chapel 55 Ross on Wye Probably built on the site of the Celtic saint’s tomb. OS Grid Reference SO 519 135 11 Bromyard 56 Llangarron Features include mediaeval painting of The Virgin 11th Century church on the banks of the River 12 Moreton Jeffries 57 Llanrothal Wye, Saxon stonework, flood level markers, fine Mary, 9th Century tombstone, 3 decker pulpit and Eye 78 Map Ref E4 13 Stoke Lacy 58 Michaelchurch Belmont Abbey 4 Map Ref E8 musicians gallery. embroidery, new carved oak gallery. 14 Ewyas Harold 59 Moccas Open Easter to October 10.00am - 4.00pm St. Peter & St. Paul St. Michael and All Angels Off the A49 north of Leominster 15 Eardisland 60 Shobdon A465 OS Grid Reference SO 496 638 16 Kingsland 61 Bredwardine Pembridge OS Grid Reference SO 482 381 A Norman church that has obviously been much 17 62 Withington 18 Stretford 63 Dilwyn A functioning monastery of Benedictine monks. The Cradley 6 Map Ref J6 loved for centuries as the heart of the local Llangrove Mansel Lacy monks meet fi ve times during the day to pray in the St. James the Great Dore Abbey 1 Map Ref C9 community. Several absorbing memorials. 19 64 20 Hereford St Peter’s 65 Wormsley Victorian Abbey Church - all are welcome. Ornate Off A4103 Hereford/Worcester St. Mary 21 Hereford Cathedral 66 Yazor church with wonderful glass. Reliquary believed OS Grid Reference SO 735 472 B4347 22 Peterchurch 67 Clodoch to contain a fragment of the head of St Thomas A Grade II* listed building of Norman and OS Grid Reference SO 386 304 Cantilupe - a mediaeval Hereford saint. Hedley Founded by Cistercians 1147. 17th Century 23 Hampton Bishop 68 Dorstone mediaeval construction, restored and extended by Foy 3 Map Ref G9 24 Holme Lacy 69 Brinsop Lodge is the Abbey guesthouse/restaurant which is Sir George Gilbert Scott, situated in the Malvern conservation and restoration ensured its survival. open all year for accommodation, retreats, functions, Memorable wall paintings, stone carving, mediaeval St. Mary 25 Tarrington 70 Little Dewchurch Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. HR9 6QY Peterstow conferences, workshops and events. glass and tiles and the original stone altar. Notable 26 71 Wellington wood carving by local 17th Century craftsman, OS Grid Reference SO 598 283 27 Hoarwithy 72 Whitchurch www.cradleychurch.org.uk John Abel.