Holmbury St Mary is only a small village but it is of great historical significance. The church on the hill which overlooks the village was built by George Street who lived in the village with his wife and is one of his last works as he died two years after its completion. The church was built of stone in 1879 and contains a few art treasures including an altar cross which was made about 800 years ago in Limoges and a sculpture of enamelled terracotta of the Madonna and Child by Luca della Robbia.