parish churches

Roman Catholic Church. 1841-6 by A.W.N. Pugin for the Earl of Shrewsbury.

According to tradition, Selby Abbey was the earliest Benedictine monastery in the north of England, founded in 1069. Today it is a Grade-I listed parish church featuring Norman and Decorated Gothic architecture and 14C stained glass.

Among the largest medieval parish churches in England. Made a collegiate church in 1908, cathedral in 1918. Much damaged by an air raid, November 1940, leaving body of church unroofed and without arcades.

Now an Anglican parish church, Dorchester Abbey was originally a cathedral founded by St. Birinus (in 635 CE) and later became an Augustinian abbey.

Church of late Norman and Perpendicular date, restored in 1881 by Edwin Dolby of Abingdon and London. MATERIALS: Mainly rubblestone, some ashlar, red tiled roof.

Grade I listed building of the 15th century made of flint and limestone rubble, with wood details. Many interesting details inside.

Medieval parish church restored by G.E. Street, featuring a fine Norman door carved with beakheads, chevrons and other designs.

Church. Late C12, late C13 and C15; tower and alterations early/mid C16; restored 1856 by G.E. Street.

Church. C13 with C15 alterations and restoration 1869 by G.E. Street.

Thame Church is a parish church in Oxfordshire built mostly in the early 13th century.

12th-14th century flint church with Romanesque, Transitional and Perpendicular features, wall monuments, and a beautifully painted organ.

A Grade I listed building, St Mary Woolnoth is a unique work of English Baroque architecture by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Its association with John Newton, clergyman and slave trader, adds to its historical interest.