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England is dotted with 100s of beautiful rural churches, many well over 500 years old.
Here then is a list of 20 gorgeous examples >>>
1. St Peter’s Church, Coniston Cold


2. St Bartholomew’s Church, Hanworth, Norfolk


St Bartholomew’s Church, Hanworth, Norfolk
3. St. Mary’s Church, Chiddingstone Kent


St. Mary’s Church, Chiddingstone Kent
4. St.Peter’s Church, Benington

By User:AnemoneProjectors – originally posted to Flickr as St Peter’s Church, Benington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
St.Peter’s Church, Benington
5. St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex
By Acabashi – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex
6. St.Oswald’s Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire
By Mtaylor848 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
St.Oswald’s Church, Collingham, West Yorkshire
7. Harescombe Church, Saffron Blaze, Gloucestershire

By Saffron Blaze – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
St.Germain, Bobbingworth, Essex
8. St Nicholas Church, Stillington, North Yorkshire

By Turlough – originally posted to Flickr as Church North Yorkshire, CC BY 2.0, Link
St Nicholas Church, Stillington, North Yorkshire
9. All Saints Church Wilstead, Bedfordshire

By G1MFG at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
10. Beckwithshaw Church, Yorkshire

By Storye book – Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link
Beckwithshaw Church, Yorkshire
11. St. Andrew’s, Alfriston

By Diliff
derivative work: Crop by Diliff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
St. Andrew’s, Alfriston
12. St Mary the Virgin, Hemsby, Norfolk

By Russ Hamer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
St Mary the Virgin, Hemsby, Norfolk
13. St Mary’s Church, Winterborne Zelston, Dorset
By Bermicourt – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
St Mary’s Church, Winterborne Zelston, Dorset
14. St. Mary’s Church at Brownsea Island, Dorset

By Hideyuki KAMON – originally posted to Flickr as St. Mary’s Church @ Brownsea Island, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
St. Mary’s Church at Brownsea Island, Dorset
15. St. Kenel’s Church, Sapperton, Gloucestershire

By Celuici – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
16. St. Batholomew, Colne, Lancashire

By Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
17. St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon

By Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK – St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon, CC BY 2.0, Link
St Petrock’s Church, Parracombe, Devon
18. St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock, Devon

By Nilfanion – Wikimedia UK, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock, Devon
19. St.Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire

By Mike Cattell from UK – St. Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire
Uploaded by Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Link
St.Leonards Parish Church, Oakley, Hampshire
20. All Saints Church, Briston,, Norfolk
By HazelJMills – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
All Saints Church, Briston,, Norfolk