Historic churches · East Midlands
Saxon churches of Anglo-Saxon England
Ten rare survivors of pre-Norman architecture.
Fewer than 50 churches in England retain substantial Anglo-Saxon fabric — most were rebuilt by Norman or later masons. The ten in this guide are picked for the completeness of their Saxon work: Escomb in Co. Durham (almost entirely 7th century), Earls Barton with its tower-pilaster strips, Wing in Buckinghamshire with its 9th-century apse, Greensted with its wooden walls (the oldest wooden church in Europe). All remain in active parish use.
Places in this guide
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St Paul's Church, Sheffield
St Paul's Church, Sheffield — church in United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St Mary's, Stretton
St Mary's, Stretton — church in Stretton, Staffordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham
St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham — church in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · East Midlands
St Nicholas Church, Blakeney
St Nicholas Church, Blakeney — church in Blakeney, Norfolk, England, UK.
📷 4Historic churches · East Midlands
Fulwood Old Chapel
Fulwood Old Chapel — grade II listed church in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St George's Church, Portobello
St George's Church, Portobello — grade II listed church in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
📷 5Historic churches · East Midlands
Upper Chapel
Upper Chapel — grade II listed church in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · East Midlands
St John the Divine
St John the Divine — church in Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch — church in North West Leicestershire, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · East Midlands
Church of Holy Trinity, Tattershall
Church of Holy Trinity, Tattershall — Grade I listed church in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
📷 4Historic churches · North East England
Church of St Peter and St Felix
Church of St Peter and St Felix in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · North East England
Ancroft
Ancroft in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · North East England
St John's Chapel
St John's Chapel in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · North East England
Heighington
Heighington in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 4Historic churches · North East England
Outhgill
Outhgill in England North East, United Kingdom.