EDVIN LOACH

St. Mary

Perched on a rise with splendid views of Clee Hill to the North, and approached by a farm track, Edvin Loach has not one but two churches. The old Saxon church, now roofless, is still used once a year for the start of the Patronal service. The new church was built by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860.

TEDSTONE DELAMERE

St. James

Approached by a footpath down a field, with views over several counties, the well-being of the church owes much to the efforts of its churchwardens, Kath and Chris Harris. This well-loved building contains much of interest. Some of the Norman parts are of tufa, and some of the more modern stained glass is from the workshops of Hardman and Kempe.

UPPER SAPEY

St. Michael & All Angels

At the Northern end of the Greater Parish, the church has recently had major surgery, and should stand for at least the rest of this century as the roof has now been reunited with the walls. A lot of the original Norman building remains, including some elaborately carved arches. Our church architect says this is the best of our churches!

WHITBOURNE

St. John the Baptist

The largest of the churches, it once served Whitbourne Court, one of the Summer Palaces of the Bishop of Hereford in days gone by. It still has a thriving choir, a team of bellringers, and a small army of cleaners and flower-arrangers. It has a ring of six bells dating from 1717, and an unusual combination of windows in the South Wall. Arboriculturalists will be interested by the gingko tree in the churchyard.

WOLFERLOW

St. Andrew

With only a handful of parishioners, this beautiful little church, threatened with a repair bill of tens of thousands, has now been closed. Its future is yet to be decided. The hole in the roof is now in a dangerous state. There are several traces of Norman work in the building, and a 13th century carved figure of a nun, with angels holding the veil back from her face, but please do not be tempted to go in and look, or you might be in danger of joining her in heaven.