The little village of Naunton has an unusually large Baptist chapel. At capacity, this tall and spacious building can seat up to 150 people. Other features include a Nicholson pipe organ and a fine iron gate to a shady terrace...

Naunton's famous local Dovecote is Grade II listed and an Ancient Monument. Like many dovecotes, it is stone built with a four-gabled design. Unlike many dovecotes, it is little changed since it was built, with most of the nesting holes...

This very pretty church is probably 12th Century in origin, but later additions include the tower, added in the 15th Century and the nave and north aisle, added in the 16th Century. Noteworthy features include gargoyles on the tower, two...

Guiting Power Baptist chapel was built in 1835 and it's a typical Victorian chapel. Outside, round-headed windows and a Venetian window above the entrance can still be seen. Inside, the original vaulted gallery remains. To the side of the chapel...

St Michael’s is a fine cruciform church with Norman origins. Exceptional features include a surviving Norman doorway with an ornate carved tympanum and a tiny Saxon sarcophagus thought to be one of the smallest in the country. The beautiful English...

Hawling Methodist Chapel sites on a hill and has wonderful views of the surrounding Cotswold countryside. Built in 1837, it is a simple square building with a hipped slate roof. Outside, there's a pretty walled cemetery. The chapel's porch was...

Burial mound or sacrifice site - no one's quite sure what Guiting Power Round Barrow was for, although it's the largest of its kind in the Cotswolds. The two-feet high 20-metre diameter mound was completely excavated and rebuilt in the...

The Domesday entry for Guiting Power mentions a priest living in this small village, perhaps indicating that this church dates from at least 1086, when the Domesday survey was carried out. The tiny ruin was excavated and then rebuilt in...

The site of St Bartholomew’s Church almost certainly dates back to Roman Britain. A Saxon church once stood here and before that probably a Roman cemetery. The current church is largely Norman with medieval and later additions. Features that have...

This church was for the most part rebuilt in 1867, although the four-windowed northern side remains from the earlier building. This Transitional Norman arcade was incorporated into the present church by Benjamin Ferry, who also added the tall spire, which...

This unusual sunken church is late Norman in origin. Some features have survived from this period, including the doorway to the tower. The top of the tower is 15th century though. Other notable features include a carved 14th century font...

Hawling parish church is mostly 18th Century, but the pretty tower is around 500 years old. Early perpendicular in style, it has embattlements and gargoyles. Other surviving older features include the south door to the nave, which although 18th century...

There have been people living at Guiting Power since at least Saxon times. Today, Guiting Power is a popular conservation village. At its centre is one of the prettiest village greens in the Cotswolds. The well-kept grassy slope, with its...