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Welcome to Herefordshire Churches, which is primarily for family researchers looking for that important image of a church to illustrate where their ancestors were christened/married/buried. There are many more photos to come of churches and their interiors in this beautiful county of Herefordshire, but circumstances caused a temporary halt to this project so bear with me if the image that you want is not yet available. We will be adding the rest of Herefordshire’s churches and the missing interiors very shortly.
Ledbury, Church Street
I started this project after many years of doing my own family tree, when I struggled to find decent church images to add to my write up – I hope that those looking for church images in Herefordshire will be pleased with what they find here. For those who find that their particular Herefordshire church is still to be uploaded………it should not be too long before the site is completed in that respect, and if you have any particular requests for searches for gravestones etc. relating to any of the missing churches then contact me as soon as possible. Unfortunately, as far as most of the Herefordshire churches that have already been photographed are concerned it is unlikely that I will be able to go back in the near future – the exceptions being those Herefordshire churches where access to the interior was not possible on my last visit; I will be going back to try again!
St. Mary the Virgin - Humber
Special Interest in Herefordshire Churches
It may be that your interest is in the Knights Templars, in which case the church of St. Michael at Garway is worth a look…..it is one of the six churches in England attributable to the Knights Templars. On request, I will happily provide further information on the history of this charming and interesting Herefordshire church. There is also a stone effigy of a 7 foot male wearing the habit of a Knight Templar dating from the 13th century in the church of St. Mary The Virgin – Bishops Frome.
One of the few churches to escape the Reformation was at Huntington, and if your interest includes the history of Thomas A Becket, (and one of his murderers – Richard le Bret) then this one is for you, or perhaps you are fascinated by fonts in which case take a look through some of the wonderful old ones featured here, in particular the one at Madley Church, which is one of the largest in the country and is reputed to be around 1000 years old.
Separate Bell Towers
Kington's separate bell tower
Herefordshire boasts seven of only forty churches in England and Wales with a separate bell tower. These include St. Michael & All Angels -Ledbury; St. Leonards – Yarpole; St. Bartholomew – Richards Castle; St. Mary’s – Pembridge; Holy Trinity – Bosbury; St. Mary’s – Kington; St. Michael – Garway
Herefordshire Church of the Week
Previous featured Herefordshire churches are listed below, although the images are of the churches the text is more about the villages and those that lived in them, and I hope that genealogists will find something there of interest. This is very much work in progress, and more information will be added on a regular basis with the church in question becoming Herefordshire Church of the Week.
St. Mary The Virgin – Bishops Frome
St. Peters – Bromyard
St. Giles – Acton Beauchamp St. John the Baptist – Eastnor
St. Mary The Virgin – Pembridge
Upton Bishop – St. John the Baptist
St. Michael & All Angels – Ledbury
St. Mary Magdalene – Eardisley
The churches in Herefordshire are almost without exception in beautiful and often remote surroundings, and many are extremely old with fascinating histories. If you would like some “padding” for a particular Herefordshire church in your family history, then please send an email and I will do my best to oblige. (For some time the link in Contacts has not been working, so my apologies to anyone trying to get in touch. It is fixed now!)
View from Hereford Cathedral Tower
This site is completely free and you are welcome to copy as many photographs as you wish for your personal use. Any comments would be appreciated.