St Mary the Virgin

This small stone built church was built in the 13th Century on the site of a Saxon Church by the Abbot of Bec to whom the manor had been given by the family of the Norman Baron who had received it after the invasion of England in 1066. Apart from the removal of the tower it remains unchanged to the present day. In the church will be found a memorial tablet to the well known author Flora Thompson (author of 'Lark Rise to Candleford' who was born and lived in the adjacent hamlet of Juniper Hill whilst a girl.

Open: Daylight hours

Postcards and guides are available in the Church together with a leaflet on the life of Flora Thompson and the countryside and village during her lifetime

Church of England Services
1st Sunday of the month: 9.15am Holy Communion (BCP), 3rd Sunday: 9.15am Mattins and shortened Holy Communion (BCP). Please see our website for details of these and other special services at festival times.