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Britain's Favourite Church

From the earliest like St Peter's Chapel at Bradwell-on-Sea and St Martin's in Canterbury, parts of which date back to Roman times, through to modern masterpieces like Coventry Cathedral, Britain has some of the world's greatest ecclesiastical buildings. Built by architects still famed like Wren, or by long forgotten masons as is the case with the majority of our older places of worship, even for non-believers they can stir the emotions. So many tell the tale of our history: wool churches like Lavenham; symbols of Norman power like Norwich Cathedral; Saxon survivals like Breamore; the famous Rosslyn Chapel... Let us know your favourite church by voting in our poll.

Current top Church

1: St Peter’s Church (43 votes) Cambridge

2: St Peter's Church (39 votes) Burnley

3: St Peter (38 votes) Staple Fitzpaine

4: St Peter, Sharnbrook (37 votes) Sharnbrook

5: St Peter, Burnham (37 votes) Burnham

6: St Peter and St Paul (36 votes) Lavenham

7: St Peter & St Paul, Flitwick (34 votes) Flitwick

8: St Peter & St Paul, Great Missenden (34 votes) Great Missenden

9: St Mary the Virgin, Hurley (33 votes) Hurley

10: St Mary of Charity (22 votes) Faversham

11: St Marys Parish Church (14 votes) Haddington

12: Westcliff National Spiritualist Church (12 votes) Westcliff-on-sea

13: St James the Less, Pangbourne (12 votes) Pangbourne

14: St Nicholas (11 votes) Warwick

15: St Stephen, Windsor (8 votes) Windsor

16: Kilmorich Parish Church (8 votes) Cairndow

17: St Swithuns, Sandy (7 votes) Sandy

18: Paran Chapel (7 votes) Manmoel

19: St Laurence, Ludlow (7 votes) Ludlow

20: St Mary the Virgin, Datchet (6 votes) Datchet

21: St Michael & All Angels, Beaconsfield (6 votes) Beaconsfield

22: St Marys, Ely (6 votes) Ely

23: St Martins (6 votes) Dorking

24: St John the Baptist Church (6 votes) Kidderminster

25: St John the Baptist Church (6 votes) Bere Regis

26: Lancaster Priory & St Mary's Parish Church (6 votes) Lancaster

27: St Patrick, Charvil (5 votes) Charvil

28: St Thomas, Colnbrook (5 votes) Colnbrook

29: St Nicolas Newbury (5 votes) Newbury

30: St Nicolas, Taplow (5 votes) Taplow

31: St Nicolas, Taplow (5 votes) Taplow

32: Fenstanton Parish Church, Fenstanton (5 votes) Fenstanton

33: St Etheldreda Roman Catholic Church (5 votes) Holborn

34: The Blessed Virgin Mary (5 votes) Kingston St Mary

35: St Nicholas (5 votes) Great Yarmouth

36: St Ann's Church (5 votes) Manchester

37: St James (5 votes) Devizes

38: St. Saviour (4 votes) Larkhall

39: St Andrew's (4 votes) Walcot

40: St Martin's (4 votes) Bladon

41: Holy Trinity (4 votes) Stratford-upon-Avon

42: Braehead House Christian Healing Centre (4 votes) Carluke

43: All Saints, Bedford (4 votes) Bedford

44: All Saints, Luton (4 votes) Luton

45: All Saints, Turvey (4 votes) Turvey

46: St John the Baptist, Crowthorne (4 votes) Crowthorne

47: Goring St Thomas of Canterbury, Goring on Thames (4 votes) Goring On Thames

48: All Saints, Reading (4 votes) Reading

49: Minster of St Mary the Virgin, Reading (4 votes) Reading

50: St Paul, Slough (4 votes) Slough

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51: Holy Trinity, Aylesbury (4 votes) Aylesbury

52: St Mary, Bletchley (4 votes) Bletchley

53: St John the Evangelist, Cambridge (4 votes) Cambridge

54: St Nicholas Church (4 votes) Sutton

55: St Mary's Church (4 votes) Woodbridge

56: St Mary Magdalene Church (4 votes) Newark

57: St Mary the Virgin (4 votes) St Briavels

58: St Michaels (4 votes) Beaworthy

59: St Wulstan's Church (4 votes) Little Malvern

60: St Mary's (4 votes) Ilmington

61: Church of St Mary's and All Saints (4 votes) Chesterfield

62: Saint Mary the Virgin (4 votes) Bury

63: St Marys (4 votes) Ditchingham

64: St Michael & All Angels (4 votes) Chiswick

65: Holy Trinity Church (4 votes) Berwick Upon Tweed

66: St Ives Parish Church (4 votes) St Ives

67: St Decuman (4 votes) Watchet

68: St Nicholas Chiswick (4 votes) Chiswick

69: St Philip and St. James (3 votes) Odd Down

70: Priory Church of St Peter, Dunstable (3 votes) Dunstable

71: All Saints Parish Church, Leighton Buzzard (3 votes) Leighton Buzzard

72: Holy Trinity, Bracknell (3 votes) Bracknell

73: St Lawrence, Hungerford (3 votes) Hungerford

74: St James, Alveston (3 votes) Alveston

75: St Peter, Chalfont St Peter (3 votes) Chalfont St Peter

76: St John the Evangelist, Farnham Common (3 votes) Farnham Common

77: St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe (3 votes) Ivinghoe

78: All Saints, Marlow (3 votes) Marlow

79: St Marys, Wavendon (3 votes) Wavendon

80: St Marks Dundela (3 votes) Belfast

81: St Michael (3 votes) Helston

82: St John Church (3 votes) Piddinghoe

83: St. Conan's Kirk (3 votes) Dalmally

84: St Nicholas Church (3 votes) Abbots Bromley

85: Holy Trinity Church (3 votes) Bosham

86: St Mary's Church (3 votes) Derby

87: St Saviours Church (3 votes) Dartmouth

88: St Peter de Merton (3 votes) Bedford

89: King Charles the Martyr (3 votes) Falmouth

90: St Nicholas (2 votes) Bathampton

91: St Marys (2 votes) Chard

92: All Saints (2 votes) Minstead

93: St Michael & All Angels (2 votes) East Coker

94: St Margaret's Church (2 votes) Westminster

95: St Martin (2 votes) Bristol

96: St Matthew (2 votes) Bristol

97: St Pauls, Bedford (2 votes) Bedford

98: St Denys, Colmworth (2 votes) Colmworth

99: St Mary & St Helena, Elstow (2 votes) Elstow

100: St Anne, Luton (2 votes) Luton

101: Ascot Heath All Saints, Ascot (2 votes) Ascot

102: St Mary the Virgin, Chieveley (2 votes) Chieveley

103: St John the Baptist, Kidmore End (2 votes) Kidmore End

104: Holy Trinity, Reading (2 votes) Reading

105: St Denys, Stanford Dingley (2 votes) Stanford Dingley

106: St Mary the Virgin, Stratfield Mortimer (2 votes) Stratfield Mortimer

107: St Paul, Wokingham (2 votes) Wokingham

108: St Marys, Almondsbury (2 votes) Almondsbury

109: St Marys, Thornbury (2 votes) Thornbury

110: St Mary the Virgin, Olveston (2 votes) Olveston

111: St Mary, Amersham (2 votes) Amersham

112: St Michael and All Angels, Aston Clinton (2 votes) Aston Clinton

113: St Francis of Assisi, High Wycombe (2 votes) High Wycombe

114: All Saints, Milton Keynes Village (2 votes) Milton Keynes

115: St Peter & St Paul, Newport Pagnell (2 votes) Newport Pagnell

116: St Marys, Princes Risborough (2 votes) Princes Risborough

117: St Marys, Great Abington (2 votes) Great Abington

118: Bethany Hall Evangelical Church (2 votes) Dumfries

119: Handsworth Methodist Church (2 votes) Sheffield

120: St Mary's Church (2 votes) Braughing

121: St Marys Church (2 votes) Kidderminster

122: St Botolph's (The Stump) (2 votes) Boston

123: St Olaf Church (2 votes) Wasdale

124: St Clements C of E (2 votes) Old Romney

125: St Mary Magdalene (2 votes) Hucknall

126: St Mary's Priory Church (2 votes) Abergavenny

127: St Peter & St Paul Church (2 votes) Aldeburgh

128: St Mary the Virgin (2 votes) Puddletown

129: St John's Kirk (2 votes) Perth

130: Old High Church St Stephens (2 votes) Inverness

131: St Mary (2 votes) Warwick

132: St Mary (2 votes) Tenby

133: St Nicholas of Myra (2 votes) Brighton

134: St. Mary's Church (2 votes) Sandwich

135: St Paul (2 votes) Stockingford

136: St Mary the Virgin (2 votes) Astley

137: St Mary and St Melor Abbey Church (2 votes) Amesbury

138: St Lawrence Church (2 votes) Alton

139: Bakewell Parish Church (2 votes) Bakewell

140: St Tudno's Church (2 votes) Llandudno

141: Holy Trinity (1 vote) Bath

142: St Swithin's (1 vote) Walcot

143: St Mary the Virgin (1 vote) Claverton

144: Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (1 vote) Haworth

145: St Marys (1 vote) Cholsey

146: St Pauls (1 vote) Kew

147: St Nicholas (1 vote) Moreton

148: St Thomas (1 vote) Winchelsea

149: St Marys, Denham (1 vote) Denham

150: St Thomas' (1 vote) Perry Green

151: All Saints (1 vote) Sutton Courtenay

152: St James, Gerrards Cross (1 vote) Gerrards Cross

153: St Andrews, Bedford (1 vote) Bedford

154: St Mary, Luton (1 vote) Luton

155: All Saints, Milton Ernest (1 vote) Milton Ernest

156: St Peter, Pavenham (1 vote) Pavenham

157: St George of England, Toddington (1 vote) Toddington

158: St Mary, Aldermaston (1 vote) Aldermaston

159: St Michael and St Mary Magdalene, Bracknell (1 vote) Bracknell

160: St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean (1 vote) Cookham Dean

161: St Mary the Virgin, Kintbury (1 vote) Kintbury

162: St Lukes, Maidenhead (1 vote) Maidenhead

163: All Saints Maidenhead (1 vote) Maidenhead

164: St Laurence, Reading (1 vote) Reading

165: St Michaels, Sandhurst (1 vote) Sandhurst

166: St Nicolas, Taplow (1 vote) Taplow

167: Holy Trinity, Windsor (1 vote) Windsor

168: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor (1 vote) Windsor

169: St Mary the Virgin, Winkfield (1 vote) Winkfield

170: Christchurch, Clevedon (1 vote) Clevedon

171: St John the Evangelist, Clevedon (1 vote) Clevedon

172: St Mary, Aylesbury (1 vote) Aylesbury

173: St Paul, Chalfont St Peter (1 vote) Chalfont St Peter

174: St Marys, Chesham (1 vote) Chesham

175: Christ Church, Chesham (1 vote) Chesham

176: St Mary the Virgin, Haddenham (1 vote) Haddenham

177: St Mary Magdalene, Latimer (1 vote) Latimer

178: St Mary Magdalene, Little Brickhill (1 vote) Little Brickhill

179: SS Peter and Paul, Olney (1 vote) Olney

180: St Giles, Stoke Poges (1 vote) Stoke Poges

181: St Mary & St Giles, Stony Stratford (1 vote) Stony Stratford

182: St Lawrence, West Wycombe (1 vote) West Wycombe

183: St Laurence, Winslow (1 vote) Winslow

184: St Michael, Woburn Sands (1 vote) Woburn Sands

185: St Mary, Buckden (1 vote) Buckden

186: All Saints, Cambridge (1 vote) Cambridge

187: The Round Church at St Andrew the Great, Cambridge (1 vote) Cambridge

188: St Mary the Virgin, Haverhill (1 vote) Haverhill

189: St Martin, Houghton (1 vote) Houghton

190: St Marys (1 vote) Bury St Edmunds

191: St Botolph's Church (1 vote) Helpston

192: St James the Great (1 vote) Cranham

193: St Wendreda C Of E Church (1 vote) March

194: Malvern Priory (1 vote) Great Malvern

195: St Mary's (St Cedd's) (1 vote) Lastingham

196: St Giles Church (1 vote) Thurloxton

197: Holy Trinity (Dunkeswell Abbey) (1 vote) Honiton

198: The Priory Church of St Mary (1 vote) Deerhurst

199: Holy Trinity Church (1 vote) Ingham

200: St Andrew (1 vote) Alfriston

201: The Auld Kirk (1 vote) Ayr

202: St Mary in Castro (1 vote) Dover

203: St Mary (1 vote) Rye

204: St Mary (1 vote) Totnes

205: St Thomas (1 vote) Lymington

206: St Marys Church (1 vote) Guildford

207: The Parish Church of St Clement (1 vote) Sandwich

208: Chilvers Coton - All Saints (1 vote) Nuneaton

209: St Nicolas Parish Church (1 vote) Nuneaton

210: Christ Church (1 vote) Harrogate

211: All Saints Church (1 vote) Maldon

212: St Peter and St Mary Magdalene (1 vote) Barnstaple

213: St John the Baptist (1 vote) Burford

214: St Mary's Church (1 vote) Chepstow

215: The Parish Church of St Wulfram (1 vote) Grantham

216: St John the Baptist Church (1 vote) Henley In Arden

217: St Mary’s Church (1 vote) Henley On Thames

218: St Paul's Church (1 vote) Honiton

219: St Mary the Virgin (1 vote) Nottingham

220: St Michael & All Angels (1 vote) Macclesfield

221: St Kentigern (1 vote) Keswick

222: St Peter & St Paul (1 vote) Kettering

223: St Mark (1 vote) Kennington

224: St John the Evangelist (1 vote) Waterloo

225: St Matthew (1 vote) Brixton

226: St Luke (1 vote) West Norwood

227: St Mary / Lambeth Mission (1 vote) Lambeth

228: St Edward the Confessor (1 vote) Leek

229: St Peter & St Paul Priory Church (1 vote) Leominster

230: St Martin (1 vote) Liskeard

231: Chelsea Old Church (1 vote) Chelsea

232: St Mary Magdalene (1 vote) Stoke Bishop

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