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St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury

St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury

This large flint cruciform Grade1 church was built for the Benedictine nuns of
Amesbury. It is mainly Norman and Early English although heavily restored by
Butterfield. The south aisle has a painted medieval ceiling. Some medieval
glass survives.

Opening arrangements: Open daily
Address: Church St, Amesbury SP4 7EU

St Michael, Wilsford

St Michael, Wilsford

Situated by the Avon, the church has a Norman tower but the rest is by
T.H.Wyatt in 1851. The chief interest are various memorials both in the
church and in the graveyard to the owners of Wilsford House, mainly
Tennants, and to the family of Sir Oliver Foster Lodge, pioneer physicist.

Opening arrangements: Open daily
Address: 
Salisbury SP4 7BL

St Andrew, Great Durnford

St Andrew, Great Durnford

Evelyn described the village “as most sweetly watered, abounding in troutes”.
The Grade 1 church is situated on a flood plain near the River Avon. It is
basically Norman with carved doorways, chancel arch and font. The
furnishings are mainly 17th century. Betjeman described it as one of
Wiltshire’s most delightful churches.

Opening arrangements: Open daily
Address: 2 The Dr, Great Durnford, Salisbury SP4 6BA

St Mary, Stapleford

St Mary, Stapleford

Situated above the River Till on the southern edge of Salisbury plain. Grade
1. Attractive setting. It has memorable Norman work in the south arcade of
the nave with scalloped capitals, carved heads, and zigzag and ball-flower
decoration on the four arches.

Opening arrangements: Open daily
Address: Church Street, Stapleford SP3 4LN

St Laurence, Downton

St Laurence, Downton

A large Grade 1 cruciform church on a hillside above the village. It is built in a
mixture of styles-Norman, Decorated, Perpendicular, Victorian. Inside are good
18th century monuments to the Duncombes, Earls of Feversham and a
powerful west window with intricate tracery and glass of the four archangels
of 1898.

Opening arrangements: Open daily 9.30am to 4.30pm
Address: Church Hatch, Downton, Wiltshire, SP5 3PU

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