Historic churches and cathedrals in the United Kingdom

This collection highlights 11 historic churches and cathedrals across the United Kingdom, featuring architectural styles from Norman and English Gothic to Neo‑Gothic and Victorian restorations. Entries include medieval parish churches and major cathedrals with notable elements such as St Giles' Thistle Chapel, Exeter's vaulted nave, Winchester's long choir and crypt, Benedictine Buckfast Abbey's monastic complex, and coastal and rural Roman Catholic and Anglican parish churches.

Historic Churches and Cathedrals — Map

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St Giles' Cathedral

Historic Gothic church with medieval origins and notable architectural features including the Thistle Chapel. It has played a central role in Scottish religious and civic history.

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Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol…

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Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, and of St Peter and St Paul and of St Swithun

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the…

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Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of…

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St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly known as St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal…

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St Mary Redcliffe

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district…

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Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.

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St George's Catholic Church

St George's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Worcester. It was founded in 1829 and was administered by the Society of Jesus until…

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Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride

Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride is a Roman Catholic church in Amlwch, a town on the island of Anglesey, north Wales.

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Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation

Roman Catholic parish church in north‑east Scotland.

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St. Germans Parish Church

St Germans Priory is a large Norman church in the village of St Germans in south-east Cornwall, England, UK.

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