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Wibtoft, Warwickshire, given variously as The Chapel of the Assumption of Our Lady, and St. Mary's Chapel. © George Weston.
Wichenford, Worcestershire, St. Laurence. Interior view, and the superb Washbourne monument.  SO 723 689. All © Chris Kippin (2018). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wichling (alternatively Wychling), Kent, St. Margaret. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Wick, Gloucestershire, St. Bartholomew. © Geoff Watt. Tabernacle U.R.C., from 1837 with later additions. Originally Independent, later Congregational. © Janet Gimber (2014).
Wick, Highland.
Wick, Vale of Glamorgan, St. James (CiW). Interior view. Both © Gerard Charmley (2011). Unitarian Chapel. © Gerard Charmley (2010). Another view. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Wick, Worcestershire, St. Mary. © Peter Morgan. Another view. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Interior view, © Peter Morgan (2015). Grade II* listed.
Wick St. Lawrence, Somerset, St. Lawrence. ST 366 654. © Andrew Ross.
Wicken, Cambridgeshire, St. Laurence. © William Fisher. Link. Grade II* listed.
Wicken, Northamptonshire, St. John the Evangelist. Another view. Both © David Regan (2017). Link with interior photos here). Grade II* listed.
Wicken Bonhunt, Essex, St. Margaret. Another view, three interiors - 1, 2, 3, the pulpit and the font. All © Chris Stafford (2013). Link.
Wickenby, Lincolnshire, St. Peter & St. Lawrence. © Dave Hitchborne. Another view, two interiors - 1, 2, and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Grade II* listed.
Wickersley, South Yorkshire, St. Alban. SK 478 916. © Bill Henderson (2012). Link. Grade II listed - link.
Wickham, Berkshire, St. Swith1n. SU 395 715. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's collection. Link1. Link2. Link3 (with photos of the flying elephants! Grade II* listed.
Wickham, Hampshire, St. Nicholas. SU 575 114. © Chris Kippin. Link. Grade II* listed.
Wickham Bishops, St. Bartholomew. Another view. TL 837 120. Both © Steve Taylor (2010). Link.
Wickham Market, Suffolk, former Congregational Chapel (1815-1986), now a private residence. © Iris Maeers.
Wickham St. Paul's, Essex, All Saints (K). Four further views - 1, 2, 3, 4. All © Roger Heap. Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Wickhambreaux, Kent, St. Andrew. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Former Wesleyan Chapel (1890), now a private residence. 179 TR 219 586. © Geoff Watt.
Wickhambrook, Suffolk, All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Wickmere, Norfolk, St. Andrew on Lower Street. Interior view. TG 165 337. Both © Richard Roberts (2018), who explains that the internal scaffoldings were for an art conservator, who was revealing and conserving wall paintings. Link1. Grade I listed.
Wickwar, Gloucestershire, Holy Trinity. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, © Simon Edwards (2011). Link. Congregational Church. © Graeme Harvey. Former Baptist Chapel (1865), now in residential use. © Janet Gimber (2012).
Widcombe, Bath, Somerset - see Bath.
Widdale, North Yorkshire, the former Methodist Chapel. The date-stone shows 1856, which date is confirmed as building rather than enlargement by the fact that the 1856 O.S. map doesn't show a building on the site. The history recounted by various websites show that it was for many years a school (since before the 1913-16 O.S. map, anyway), and continued as such until it was closed, in the very early 1930's. The O.S. map of 1979 marks it as Chapel. The church only rented a room, never owning it outright. It continued as a place of worship until 1994, at which time the building was auctioned off. Various attempts have been made since to convert it to residential use, but even as late as 2016 conversion work remains unfinished. Two additional views - 1, 2. SD 827 878. All © Howard Richter (2016).
Widdrington, Northumberland, Holy Trinity. Another view. © Bill Henderson. Link. U.R.C., formerly Widdrington Presbyterian Church. Built in 1893, it replaced an earlier building. NZ 253 955. © Alan Craxford. Another view. Interior view. Both © Lesley Taylor.
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, St. Pancras. Another view, an interior view, and side-altar. SX 719 768. All © James Murray. And an old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Bill Henderson (2018). Link.
Wideopen, Tyne & Wear, St. Columba (CoE & Methodist). NZ 241 732. The Sacred Heart of Jesus (R.C.). © Bill Henderson. St. Chad (now demolished), from a painting, courtesy of Clive Berriman.
Widford, Hertfordshire, St. John the Baptist. TL 413 158. © Bill McKenzie. Another view. © Chalmers Cursley. And an old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection.
Widford, Oxfordshire, dedicated to St. Oswald, stands by itself in a field, and is built over the remains of a Roman villa. SP 273 121. © Steve Bulman. Another view. © Dave Westrap. Link.
Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, St. Peter. Some sources have it as St. Peter and St. Paul). Another view, interior view, the altar, font, and a tomb. All © David Regan (2011). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Widnes, Cheshire.
Wield, Hampshire, St. James. SU 628 387. © Nick Hopton.
Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Wiggenhall St. Germans, Norfolk, St. German on Church Road. Interior view. TF 582 144. Link. Grade I listed. Methodist Church on Lynn Road. It was built as Wesleyan at some point before 1905, at which date it is shown on the O.S. map. TF 597 141. All © Richard Roberts (2016).
Wiggenhall St. Mary, Norfolk, the C13 St. Mary the Virgin on Lynn Road. Interior view. TF 596 140. Both © Richard Roberts (2016). Link. Grade I listed. The former Primitive Methodist Church (1910) on Church Road, now in residential use. TF 583 140. All © Richard Roberts (2016).
Wiggenhall St. Peter, Norfolk, the ruins of the largely C15 St. Peter on St. Peter's Road. Another view. TF 604 132. Both © Richard Roberts (2016). Link, which has a postcard of the 1920s showing the church roof still in place. Grade II* listed.
Wigginton, Hertfordshire, St. Bartholomew. SP 940 103. Link. Baptist Chapel. SP 939 101. Both © Les Needham.
Wigginton, York North Yorkshire - see York.
Wigginton, Oxfordshire, St. Giles. SP 391 333. © Steve Bulman. Interior view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Wigginton, Staffordshire, St. Leonard. Dating from 1777, the north aisle was added in 1830. © Bruce Read. Three further views - 1, 2, 3, two of the interior - 1, 2 (the unusual central gallery is an unusual feature), and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II listed.
Wighill, North Yorkshire, All Saints. © Bill Henderson.
Wighton, Norfolk, All Saints. Another view. Both © Robin Peel. Link.
Wigmore, Herefordshire, St. James. SO 412 690. © Chris Kippin. Link. Grade I listed.
Wigmore, Kent, St. Matthew (R.C.). TQ 802 643. © Geoff Watt.
Wigston, or Wigston Magna, Leicestershire.
Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. Two interiors - 1, 2, and the two fonts - 1, 2. All © David Regan (2016). Grade I listed.
Wigton, Cumbria.
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway.
Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, All Saints. Another view, the interior, chancel, side chapel, and the font. All © David Regan (2017). Grade II* listed.
Wilberfoss, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. John the Baptist. Wilberfoss was the ancestral home of the family of William Wilberforce. © James Murray.
Wilburton, Cambridgeshire, St. Peter. Another view, three of the interior - 1, 2, 3, and the font. All © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed.
Wilby, Northamptonshire, St. Mary. Thanks to Janet Gimber for identifying this as being the Wilby in Northamptonshire. From a postcard in Reg Dosell's collection. Another view, © David Regan (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wilcot, Wiltshire, Church of the Holy Cross. © Ian Miller. Link.
Wilcote, Oxfordshire, St. Peter. © Marion Hebblethwaite.
Wilcrick, Newport, St. Mary. There is a Preaching Cross in the churchyard. Both © Janet Gimber (2015). Link.
Wildboarclough, Cheshire, St. Saviour. SJ 984 688. © Len Brankin. Interior view. © Bruce Read.
Wilden, Bedfordshire, St. Nicholas. TL 094 552. From an old postcard (posted in 1910) in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade I listed.
Wilden, Worcestershire, All Saints. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Wildmore, Lincolnshire, St. Peter (1816). Another view. Both © David Regan (2018). Grade II listed.
Wildwood, Stafford, Staffordshire - see Stafford.
Wilksby, Lincolnshire, All Saints. © Dave Hitchborne. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Chris Stafford (2015). Link. Grade II listed.
Willaston, Cheshire, Christ Church. SJ 328 778. Methodist Church. SJ 327 778. Both © Bruce Read.
Willenhal, Coventry, West Midlands - see Coventry.
Willenhall, West Midlands.
Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Luke. Link. Former Chapel of De La Pole Hospital, now used as a crematorium. Methodist Church. Former Methodist Church, now an estate agents. Hull Reform Synagogue. All © James Murray.
Willerby, North Yorkshire, St. Peter. © Bill Henderson. Another view, and the sun-dial with a carved head of St. Peter, with the crossed keys to heaven, both © Colin Waters Collection (2010).
Willersey, Gloucestershire, St. Peter. From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection.
Willesborough, Kent, St. Mary. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection.
Willesden & Willesden Green, Greater London - see the London page.
Willey, Shropshire, St. John (C), the estate church for Willey Hall. C12, the C19 additions are by Blomfield. Another view. SO 672 992. Both © Dennis Harper (2014). Link. Grade II* listed.
Willey, Warwickshire, St. Leonard. Interior view, Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Grade II* listed - link.
Williamstown, Co. Galway, St. Therese (R.C.). © Joseph Cantwell.
Williamstown, Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. Illtyd. Link. Sion Welsh Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1878). The former Nazareth Calvinistic Methodist Church. Bethabara Baptist Church. The former English Wesleyan Chapel, now a youth club - thanks to David Bolton for the ID. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Willian, Hertfordshire, All Saints. Another view. Both © Christopher Skottowe. Link.
Willingdon, East Sussex, St. Mary the Virgin. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link.
Willingham, Cambridgeshire, St. Mary and All Saints on Church Street. TL 404 705. © Jim Rushton. Another view, two of the interior - 1, 2,  the chancel and the font. The parclose screen is rather fine. Some wall paintings survive - the St. Christopher is in quite good condition. All © David Regan (2019). Link1. Link2. Grade I listed. The former Methodist Church was built as Wesleyan in 1851, and is now in residential use. © David Regan (2019).
Willingham by Stow, Lincolnshire, St. Helen. Three interior views - 1 2, 3, and the font. Link. Grade II listed. The Methodist Church on High Street. On the Streetview image of 2011, a date-stone can be made out which says (I think) "Wesleyan Chapel Re-built 1895". The Genuki entry for it says that it was founded in 1811, though this pdf history of the village suggests that 1801 is more likely to be correct. All © David Regan (2012 and 2019).
Willington, Bedfordshire, St. Lawrence. TL 106 499. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, © David Regan (2019). Grade II listed. An impressive Dovecot stands nearby, which wouldn't normally merit inclusion, but the grade I listing says it is "possibly reused from Newnham Priory (dissolved 1535)". Methodist Church. TL 113 501. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, © David Regan (2019). Link.
Willington, Co. Durham, St. Stephen. © Alan Blacklock. Methodist Church on Lydia Street, built as Wesleyan in 1874. © Peter Morgan (2013). Link. Our Lady and St. Thomas (R.C.) on Cumberland Terrace. Another view. Both © Peter Morgan (2013).
Willington, Derbyshire, St. Michael. © James Murray. Link. Willington Baptist Chapel on Twyford Road was founded before 1851; the current building looks to be mid-late C20. SK 296 285. © Richard Roberts (2013). Link. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Repton Road, now in residential use. The building date is uncertain, but is before 1880, as it shows on the OS map of that year. SK 294 282. © Richard Roberts (2016).
Willington, Tyne & Wear, St. Mary the Virgin. NZ 317 677. Our Lady and St. Aidan (R.C.). NZ 319 679. Both © Bill Henderson (2012).
Willington Quay, Tyne & Wear, the former St. Paul, now a community centre. NZ 327 664. © Bill Henderson (2012).
Williton, Somerset, St. Peter. Another view, and an interior view. ST 075 407. All © Dave Westrap. Two interior views - 1, 2, both © Mike Berrell (2013). Link1. Link2. Link3. Grade II* listed. Methodist Church on Tower Hill. ST 078 407. Dave Westrap. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, all © Mike Berrell (2013). Grade II listed.
Willoughbridge, Staffordshire, the former Weymouth Methodist Church on Maerway Lane. Originally built in 1883 as a Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, the 1960-1 O.S. map shows it as Weymouth Methodist Church. It is now in residential use. SJ 749 400. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Willoughby, Lincolnshire, St. Helena (C14) on Church Lane. TF 473 719. © Dave Hitchborne. Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2015). Link. Grade I listing, which calls it St. Helen.
Willoughby, Warwickshire, St. Nicholas. © Aidan McRae Thomson. The former Wesleyan Chapel (1898), now closed. SP 522 674. © Heather Powell (2014). Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Howard Richter (2014). Old maps show that there was an earlier Wesleyan Chapel which stood at about SP 517 675, near the present church. Howard believes that this whitewashed building could well be that building. The old chapel is at least as old as 1886, as it shows on a map of that year. © Howard Richter (2014).
Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire, St. Mary and All Saints. Two further views - 1, 2, and two interior views - 1, 2, the font, and a pair of fine tombs. All © David Regan (2011). Link1. Link2. Grade I listed - link.
Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire, St. Mary. © Aidan McRae Thomson. The former Methodist Church, now a private residence. © George Weston.
Willoughton, Lincolnshire, St. Andrew. Another view. Both © David Regan (2012). Interior view and the chancel, both © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade II listed. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel, now flats. © David Regan (2012).
Willowbrae, City of Edinburgh - see Duddingston and Willowbrae, City of Edinburgh.
Wilmcote, Warwickshire, St. Andrew. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Wilmingon, East Sussex, St. Mary and St. Peter. Founded circa 1000 A.D., the first church was replaced by the present one in the twelfth century, the chancel of which served as the church for the monks of the priory. Two further views - 1, 2, the interior, altar, pulpit and tester, and the font. The modern window by Paul San Casciani incorporates some glass from one destroyed in a fire in 2002, as well as a phoenix rising from the ashes. He also designed the Millenium window. An early and rather crude carving is built into the chancel wall. Removed here from the outside wall of the church, it has been plausibly suggested that it represents the Madonna and child, but see also link1. The churchyard has a famous old yew tree, claimed to be over 1500 years old. TQ 54414 04281. Link1. Link2. The very brief grade I listing. The remains of the priory (C12). TQ 54382 04257. Grade I listed. All © Carole Sage (2016).
Wilmington, Kent, St. Michael and All Angels. TQ 538 724. © Dave Westrap. An old postcard view (from circa 1903). Link1. Link2. Wilmington Christian Fellowship. TQ 525 719. © Dave Westrap. Link. Alfan Lane Full Gospel Church. © Alan Taylor.
Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Wilnecote, Staffordshire, Holy Trinity. © Bruce Read.
Wilsford, Lincolnshire, St. Mary, on Main Street. © Jim Parker. Link.
Wilsford, Wiltshire, St. Michael. Interior view. Buried here are members of the Tennant family (residents of the nearby Wilsford Manor), some of whom were the inspiration for characters in "Brideshead Revisited". A handsome memorial to Edward Tennant. All © Roger Hopkins. Link.
Wilshaw, West Yorkshire, St. Mary, built in 1863 by a local mill-owner. © Stan Walker.
Wilsill, North Yorkshire, St. Michael and All Angels (1905-6). SE 1818 6475. © Alan Blacklock. Interior view, and the font, both © Kenneth Paver. Link1. Link2. The now-closed Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan. One source says it dates from 1897. SE 1834 6453. © Martin Richter (2015). Link (a photo from 2005).
Wilstead, Beds, All Saints. © Stuart Hamilton.
Wilstone, Hertfordshire, St. Cross. SP 904 140. © Les Needham. Link.
Wilton (near Pickering), North Yorkshire, St. George. SE 862 827. Wesleyan Chapel. Both © Elaine Hindson.
Wilton (near Redcar), North Yorkshire, St. Cuthbert. NZ 583 197. © Ken Roddam. Grade II* listed.
Wilton, Taunton, Somerset - see Taunton.
Wilton, Wiltshire, St. Mary & St. Nicholas. © Mark Summers. An old postcard view (postcard franked 1904), Steve Bulman's Collection, and another from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link. The ruins of the old church of St. Mary. © Mark Summers.
Wimbledon, Greater London, Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) on Kohat Road. Another view. TQ 259 712. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Plough Lane. Another view. TQ 259 713. All © Mehmood Naqshbandi. Gap Road Cemetery Chapel. Another view. TQ 256 715. Both © Mehmood Naqshbandi (2009). Wimbledon Mosque on Durnsford Road. Interior view. Both © Mehmood Naqshbandi (1990), and reproduced from his website Muslims in Britain. Buddhapadipa Thai Temple. Another view. Both © Jennifer Murray. Link.
Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, St. Peter. Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font. All © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade II listed.
Wimborne, Dorset, the Minster, dedicated to St. Cuthburga. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. The following are © Roger Hopkins. Present-day views, 1, 2. Interior views, 1, 2. The blue-painted roof in the tower. The tomb of Magistrate Anthony Ettricke. The bell-ringer. Link.
Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset, St. Giles. SU 032 119. © Kevin Gordon.
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, St. Andrew. Another view. Both © James Murray. Link.
Wincanton, Somerset, St. Peter and St. Paul. Two further views - 1, 2, the interior and font. All © Dennis Harper (2010). Grade II* listed - link.
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, St. Peter on Gloucester Street. SP 022 282. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, interior view, font, and three gargoyles - 1, 2, 3, and a fine weather-vane, all © Steve Bulman (2011). Link. Methodist Church on High Street. SP 025 282. © Graeme Harvey. Cotswolds Christian Centre on Gretton Road. SP 023 286. © Steve Bulman (2011). Link. Cemetery Chapel on Greete Road. SP 025 289. © Steve Bulman (2011). St. Mary, the church of Sudeley Castle. © Bill McKenzie.
Winchelsea, East Sussex, St. Thomas the Martyr. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Three modern views- 1, 2, 3 - all © Steve Bulman (2009). Link. Wesley's Chapel (Methodist). Winchelsea was the last place that John Wesley delivered a sermon, beneath a large ash tree, beside the old church. © Steve Bulman (2009).
Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex, St. Richard of Chichester (1935). Another view. The "Rhenish Helm" roof is unusual - see also Sompting in West Sussex. Both © Steve Bulman (2009).
Winchester, Hampshire.
Wincle, Cheshire, St. Michael. SJ 959 661. © Len Brankin. Interior view. © Bruce Read. Link.
Windermere, Cumbria.
Windlesham, Surrey, St. John the Baptist. SU 930 637. © Susan Heighes (2013). Link. Grade II listed.
Windley, Derbyshire, Baptist Church (1809) on Gun Hills Lane. SK 307 449. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Windmill Hill, Bristol (City), Bristol - see Bristol.
Windrush, Gloucestershire, St. Peter. © Peter Wood. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, two interiors - 1, 2, the altar, pulpit and font, all © Dennis Harper (2015). Link. Grade I listed.
Windsor, Berkshire.
Windygates, Fife, St. Kenneth (CoS) on Balcruvie Road was originally St. David's United Free Church, built 1926. Linked with St. Kenneth's Parish Church in Kennoway. Another view, also showing the church hall, which pre-dates the church itself, and which was originally a United Free Church Mission Hall. Link. All © Jim Parker (2010).
Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. German. Another view. Both © James Murray. Link. Also St. German's story.
Winewall, Lancashire, the former Inghamite Chapel, now houses. SD 911 399. © Philip Kapp.
Winford, Somerset, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Peter on Church Road. The dual dedication commemorates the original church and an old chantry chapel at Winford. The tower is the oldest part of the church, dating from the 15th century. The rest of the church is of a re-build in the late 18th century, with later restorations. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, and some of the gargoyles - 1, 2. ST 54303 65014. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed. Baptist Church on Chapel Lane. Dating from 1829, it was built by the Bristol Baptist Itinerant Society, and was "improved" in 1877. Baptisms are not held here - they use the Baptist Church at Chew Magna. ST 54182 64936. Link. There used to be a large orthopaedic hospital on the outskirts of Winford. Built in 1930, it was enlarged in 1940 for the treatment of war casualties. Closed in 1996, the site has been redeveloped for housing. It had a chapel, but Carole has been unable to discover its exact location, or a photograph of it, so this photo is just a general one showing part of the estate. ST 53737 65651. All © Carole Sage (2017).
Winforton, Herefordshire, St. Michael and All Angels. Interior view. SO 298 469. Both © Chris Kippin. Grade II* listed.
Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, St. Christopher. Another view, interior view, altar and font. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan Chapel on High Street/Water Lane. There is a badly degraded date-stone, perhaps for 1914. SY 806 848. © Richard Roberts (2016).
Wing, Buckinghamshire, All Saints on Church Street, has extensive Saxon work. The tower. SP 880 225. Both © Bill McKenzie. The Saxon apse, and the font. The church has two gloriously over-the-top monuments to members of the Dormer family - 1, 2.  All © David Regan (2019). Grade I listed.
Wing, Rutland, St. Peter and St. Paul. Two additional views - 1, 2, and the War memorial tablet. All © Dennis Harper (2015). Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all © David Regan (2016). Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Wingate, Durham, St. Francis. © Bill Henderson. Holy Trinity. © Bill Henderson. Two additional views - 1, 2, and an interior, all © Norman Cummings (2015).
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, All Saints. The modern extension is rather oddly aligned in a north-south orientation. SK 38319 67454. Both © David Regan (2011). Three additional  views - 1, 2, 3, the sun-dial (dated 1770), weather-vane, two of the gargoyles - 1, 2, lych-gate, and the early preaching cross base. The original church, which became the medieval chancel, is now the Lady Chapel, and the old nave is now called the narthex. Between the two stands the chancel arch, with rood loft above (circa 1500, and the only one to survive in the county), and squint to the left. The ringing room has a plaque recording a bell-ringing feat. The East window; an unusual survival in the wooden beam over it is a "Jack O' The Green". Some C14 glass survives in other windows, and there is also some medieval wall painting. A carved stone effigy has been dated as circa 1200. The organ and Norman font. The interior of the modern extension. All © Carole Sage (2018). Link. Grade I listed. Salem Independent Chapel (1849) on Malthouse Lane, which is now Methodist. Another view. SK 36232 66975. Both © Carole Sage (2016). The Plymouth Brethren Meeting Room on Birkin Lane is a fairly recently built building. © Liz Allen.
Wingham, Kent, St. Mary the Virgin. TR 242 575. © Geoff Watt. Link.
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, St. Peter & St. Paul. © Bill McKenzie. The former U.R.C. on Church Road. The churchyard, to where some memorials from the church have been re-located, has a plaque saying that the church closed in 2004 (although different dates can be found on-line, for example 2005 and 2007). SP 868 189. Both © Robert Hellier (2013).
Winkburn, Nottinghamshire, St. John of Jerusalem (an unusual dedication) in the grounds of Winkburn Hall. Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font. All © David Regan (2013). Link. Grade I listed.
Winkfield, Berkshire, dedicated to St. Mary. SU 904 725. © Barbara Barklem. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's collection. Link.
Winkhill, Staffordshire, the former Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Winksley, North Yorkshire, St. Cuthbert and St. Oswald. Another view. Both © David Regan (2016). Grade II listed.
Winmarleigh, Lancashire, St. Luke. © Elaine Hindson. SD 471 480.
Winnington, Cheshire, St. Luke. SJ 646 743. Former Primitive Methodist Chapel (now a Ju-Jitsu Club). Thanks to Janet Gimber for the identification. SJ 649 741. Both © Bruce Read.
Winnothdale, Staffordshire, the Old Chapel, now in secular use. SK 028 405. © Mike Berrell. Janet Gimber has advised that this was Wesleyan Methodist in 1891.
Winscombe, Somerset, St. James the Great. The tower and porch. ST 411 566. Lynch Chapel. ST 419 572. All © Barbara Barklem.
Winsford, Cheshire.
Winsham, Somerset, St. Stephen. Another view. ST 374 062. Both © Julie Baker. Link. Grade II* listed.
Winshill, Staffordshire.
Winslow, Buckinghamshire, St. Lawrence on Church Walk. SP 769 276. © Bill McKenzie. Two further views - 1, 2, two of the interior - 1, 2, the chancel, the poorly-preserved wall-painting, and the font, all © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade II* listed. The U.R.C. was originally Congregational. © David Regan (2019).
Winsor, Hampshire, Winsor Mission Evangelical Church. Another view, and an interior view. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Winster, Cumbria, Holy Trinity. SD 417 930. © Steve Bulman.
Winster, Derbyshire.
Winston, County Durham, St. Andrew. © Bill Henderson. Two further views - 1, 2, both © Alan Blacklock (2011). Methodist Church. © Steve Bruce.
Winstone, Gloucestershire, St. Bartholomew. Another view. SO 965 053. Both © Mark Turbott. Two further views - 1, 2, and two interior views - 1, 2, all © Richard Bedford. Link1. Link2. Link3.
Winterborne Kingston, Dorset, St. Nicholas. Another view. Grade II* listed - link. Methodist Church (1872). All © Dennis Harper (2011).
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire.
Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, St. Mary. © Graeme Harvey. Link.
Winterbourne Bassett, Wiltshire, St. Katherine and St. Peter. Another view and the interior. Here lies Malcolm Rhondda Young, on whom more here. All © Janet Gimber (2015). Link. Grade I listed.
Winterbourne Clenston, Dorset, St. Nicholas. ST 840 029. © Chris Kippin. Link. Grade II* listed.
Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire, All Saints. Two further views - 1, 2, and the lychgate. Link. Grade II listed - link. Bethesda Methodist Church. Another view. Link. All © Janet Gimber (2012).
Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, St. Mary Magdalene. © Janet Gimber (2015). Grade II listing in which it says that this is a Butterfield re-build of 1877-9.
Winterbourne Stickland, Dorset, St. Mary. ST 834 046. Grade I listed. Former Chapel. ST 835 046. Both © Chris Kippin.
Winteringham, Lincolnshire, All Saints. Two further views - 1, 2. All © David Regan (2012). Link. Grade I listed - link.
Winterton, Lincolnshire, All Saints. Another view. Both © David Regan (2011). Link1. Link2.
Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, Holy Trinity and All Saints. © Geoff Watt. An interior view, from an old postcard, Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Winthorpe, Lincolnshire, St. Mary. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view. © Dave Westrap. TF 558 658.  Link1. Link2.
Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, All Saints. © David Regan (2011). Link. Grade II listed - link.
Winton, Cumbria, United Church. NY 785 105. © Philip Kapp.
Winton, Greater Manchester.
Wintringham, North Yorkshire, St. Peter. SE 887 732. © Stella Fisher (2010). Interior view, © David Regan, and the font, © David Regan (2012). Two views of misericords - 1, 2, and a charming wall-painted "prayer for errant bell-ringers", as John describes it, all © John Balaam (2011). Link.
Winwick, Cambridgeshire, All Saints. © Richard Higgins. Photo link is to an external website with a number of photos of this church. Link.
Winwick, Cheshire, St. Oswald. SJ 604 928. © Tony. Preston. Link.
Winwick, Northamptonshire, St. Michael. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire, St. Mary, a mainly C14 church on Church Road. TF 419 081. © Richard Roberts (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wisborough Green, West Sussex, St. Peter ad Vincula. TQ 052 259. From a postcard in the Kevin Gordon Collection. Link.
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.
Wishaw, Warwickshire, St. Chad. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Wisley, Surrey, dedication unknown. © Barbara Barklem. TQ 057 596.
Wispington, Lincolnshire, St. Margaret (redundant). © Dave Hitchborne.
Wistanstow, Shropshire, Holy Trinity. SO 432 855. © Dorothy Turley. Another view, © Aidan McRae Thomson. Another view, three interiors - 1, 2, 3, an example of the wall-texts, and the font. All © Steve Bulman (2014). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wistanswick, Shropshire, U.R.C. This was formerly Congregational. Two additional views - 1, 2. All © Martin Richter (2018). The grade II listing suggests that the building was built in two phases, with "not much time elapsed between each phase". This link says that the building was started in 1802,  and enlarged in the early 1860's.
Wistaston, Crewe, Cheshire - see Crewe.
Wistow, Cambridgeshire, St. John the Baptist. Another view. Both © Jim Rushton. Link.
Wistow, Leicestershire, St. Wistan. © George Weston. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wistow, North Yorkshire, All Saints. © Steve Bulman. Another view. © James Murray. Methodist Church. © Steve Bulman.
Wiswell, Lancashire, former Independent Chapel (now a private residence). Philip was advised that the house nearest the camera wasn't part of the chapel, but the two further buildings both were. It remains unclear whether these were two different chapels, or just one. Can you clarify? SD 735 375. © Philip Kapp.
Witcham, Cambridgeshire, St. Martin (C). © David Regan (2018). Link (has numerous photos).  Grade I listed.
Witchford, Cambridgeshire, St. Andrew (C). Another view. Link. Grade II* listed. Baptist Church. Link. All © David Regan (2018).
Witham, Essex, Rickstones Evangelical Church on Rickstones Road. TL 820 159. © Steve Taylor. Link.
Witham Friary, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints. Although the friary was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539, the building continued in use as the village church. ST 744 412. © Kevin Gordon. Grade I listed.
Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, St. Andrew. TF 053 166. © Robin Peel. Another view, two interior views - 1, 2, and a squint, all © Mike Berrell (2012). Link. Grade I listed - link.
Withcall, Lincolnshire, St. Martin. © Dave Hitchborne.
Witchampton, Dorset, St. Mary, St. Cuthberga & All Saints. © June Norris.
Witherley, Leicestershire, St. Peter. © Rob Brettle. Link. Grade I listed.
Withern, Lincolnshire, Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan in 1875. TF 431 822. © Bill Henderson (2013). Link.
Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Nicholas. © Bill Henderson. Another view, two side altars - 1, 2 - interior view, the chancel, all © James Murray. U.R.C. © James Murray. St. Peter and St. John Fisher (R.C.). © James Murray. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. © James Murray.
Withernwick, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Alban. Wesleyan Church, which James thought looked unused. Possibly counting as a church, the Methodist Schoolroom or Wesleyan Sabbath School was advertising the Alpha Course. All © James Murray.
Withersdale, Suffolk, St. Mary Magdalene. TM 284 808. © Steve Bulman (2005).
Witherslack, Cumbria, St. Paul, and an interior view, both © Tim Hollinghurst (2011). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Withiel, Cornwall, St. Clement. SW 994 654. © Paul E. Barnett (2018). Link. Grade I listed.
Withington, Gloucestershire, St. Michael. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Withington, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Withington, Herefordshire, St. Peter. © Aidan McRae Thomson. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link. Whitestone Baptist Church, © Janet Gimber (2017). Link.
Withnell, Lancashire, St. Paul on Bury Lane. Two interior views - 1, 2. SD 632 224. Link. St. Joseph (R.C.) on Bury Lane, and two interior views - 1, 2. SD 632 223. Link. All © Mike Berrell (2013).
Withy Ditch, Somerset, the Baptist Chapel dates from 1839, and is now only used once a month for services. In 2004 this old lamp, which used to hang outside the chapel, was found beneath the staging in the chapel; it now hangs in Radstock Museum. Both © David Ware.
Withybrook, Warwickshire, dedicated to All Saints. Interior view, Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Grade II* listed - link.
Withycombe, Somrset, St. Nicholas. ST 015 414. From a postcard in Kevin Gordon's Collection. A modern view. © Dave Westrap. Link1. Link2.
Withycombe Raleigh, Devon, St. John the Evangelist. SY 008 818. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection.
Withyham, East Sussex, St. Michael and All Angels. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link.
Withypool, Somerset, St. Andrew. SS 846 356. © Martin Richter (2018). Another photo is available on the Wikipedia article here. This website has a photo of the Norman font. Link. Grade II* listing, which advises that the tower was re-built in the early 17th century, and that the church had restorations in 1887 and 1902.
Withywood, Bristol (City), Bristol - see Bristol.
Witley, Surrey, All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Witley, Worcestershire - see Great Witley, on the Worcestershire page.
Witney, Oxfordshire.
Wittering, Cambridgeshire, All Saints. © Robin Peel. Link.
Wittersham, Kent, St. John the Baptist. TQ 898 269. © Geoff Watt. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link. Former Wesleyan Chapel, now a private residence. TQ 896 267. © Geoff Watt.
Witton le Wear, Co. Durham, St. Philip and St. James. Methodist Church. Both © Bill Henderson.
Wivenhoe, Essex, St. Mary the Virgin. TM 039 215. © Les Needham. Link.
Wiveton, Norfolk, St. Mary. © Robin Peel. Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. Grade I listed.
Wixford, Warwickshire, St. Milburga. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link. Grade II* listed - link.

Woburn, Beds, dedicated to St. Mary The Virgin. SP 950 332. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. The Old Church of St. Mary has been in use as a Heritage Centre since 1984. © Judy Flynn. Grade II* listed.
Woking, Surrey, Christ Church. © Barbara Barklem. TQ 006 589. St. Paul (R.C.) on Oriental Road. TQ 016 590. © Mehmood Naqshbandi (2009).
Wolborough, Devon, St. Mary. SX 857 702. © Andrew Ross. Interior view. © John Hawkins. Newton Abbot Cemetery Chapel, off Old Totnes Rd. SX 852 701. © Andrew Ross.
Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire, All Saints. © James Murray. Another view, © Alan Blacklock. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed. The Methodist Centenary Church dates from 1839. © Alan Blacklock.
Woldingham, Surrey, St. Paul. St. Agatha. Both © Brett Jeffery. Link.
Wolferlow, Herefordshire, St Andrew. SO 669 618. © Les Needham (2011). Link (newspaper article). Grade II* listed - link.
Wolferton, Norfolk, St. Peter. TF 657 283. © Anne East (2009). Link.
Wolfhampcote, Warwickshire, St. Peter. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Wollerton, Shropshire, U.R.C., previously Congregational. This link gives it a date of 1867-8. The date-stone confirms 1867, though the reading of the accompanying Gothic script eludes me. Another view. SJ 620 304. All © Martin Richter (2018).
Wolsingham, Co. Durham.
Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire - see Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Wolston, Warwickshire, St. Margaret. Another view, four interior views - 1, 2, 3, 4, the East Window, another window, and a rather appealing octagonal font, all © John Bowdler (2005). Link. Grade I listed. Baptist Church, and an interior view during the ladies' coffee morning. Both © John Bowdler (2012). Link. The former Mortuary Chapel in Wolston Cemetery on Dyer's Lane. It first shows on O.S. maps on the 1905 edition. Probably now in use for storage, as the windows are bricked up. SP 414 753. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
Wolverley, Worcestershire, St. John the Baptist. © Dorothy Turley. Link.
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire.
Wolverton, Hampshire, St. Catherine. SU 551 585. © Chris Kippin. Link.
Wolverton, Warwickshire, St. Mary. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Wolvey, Warwickshire, St. John Baptist. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Three more views (1, 2, 3), all © John Bowdler. Grade II* listed - link.
Wolviston, Co. Durham, St. Peter. NZ 454 258. © Alan Blacklock. Three further views - 1, 2, 3, and a fine example of the monumental mason's craft, all © Martin Richter (2011). Link1. Link2, which says the previous church was dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. Link3. Link4. Grade II listed - link. The former Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan (1829). Just visible above the fence-line is the re-located date plaque. Three further views of this dilapidated building - 1, 2, 3. This article says it closed in 1979. Planning permission has been granted in 2012 for change of use into a cattery, and hopefully this will prevent further deterioration. NZ 454 257. All © Martin Richter (2011). Grade II listed - link.
Wombourne, Staffordshire.
Wombwell, South Yorkshire, St. Mary. Methodist Church. The Primitive Methodist Henry Adams Memorial Church (disused). All © Bill Henderson.
Womenswold, Kent, St. Margaret of Antioch. TR 227 506. © Geoff Watt.
Womersley, North Yorkshire, St. Martin. © Bill Henderson. Another view, two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all © David Regan (2011). Link. Grade I listed - link.
Wonston, Hampshire, Holy Trinity. SU 476 395. © Chris Kippin. Link. Grade II* listed.
Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire, Community Church. Previously Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan). Another view. SU 914 885. Both © Martin Richter (2011). Link1 gives the date as 1873, and closure (as Methodist) in 2008.
Wood Dalling, Norfolk, St. Andrew on Reepham Road has fabric of the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. The interior. TG 090 269. Both © Richard Roberts (2017). Link. Grade I listed.
Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, St. Benedict. © Dave Hitchborne.
Wood Norton, Norton, the 15th century All Saints on Church Road. Interior view. TG 010 277. Both © Richard Roberts (2019). Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Wood Walton, Cambridgeshire, St. Andrew. © Jim Rushton.
Woodbastwick, Norfolk, St. Fabian and St. Sebastian. TG 33249 15228. © Carole Sage (1984). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, St. Swithun. Two further views - 1, 2. All © David Regan (2011). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Woodbridge, Suffolk, St. Mary. From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection. Link.
Woodchurch, Kent, All Saints. TQ 942 349. From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection. The former Mission Hall on Front Road. It was subsequently sold for residential purposes. © Alan K. Taylor (1980's).
Woodcote, Oxfordshire, St. Leonard. © Derek Collier.
Woodeaton, Oxfordshire, Holy Rood. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Wooden, Pembrokeshire, Moreton Methodist Church. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Woodend, Northamptonshire, the former General Baptist Chapel (1811), now in residential use (The Old Chapel). Another view. SP 616 492. Both © Howard Richter (2015).
Woodford, Gloucestershire, the former Baptist Church, now in residential use. © Janet Gimber (2016).
Woodford, Northamptonshire, St. Mary the Virgin. Interior view, the chancel and font. Fourteenth century wooden effigies of Sir Walter Trailli and his wife adorn their tomb - a rare survival. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed.
Woodford, Stockport, Greater Manchester - see Stockport.
Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. Both © David Regan (2017). Grade II* listed.
Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.
Woodham, Woking, Surrey, dedicated to All Saints. © Barbara Barklem. TQ 015 605. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Woodham Mortimer, Essex, St. Margaret, on Maldon Road. Another view. TL 822 052. Both © Steve Taylor (2011).
Woodhorn, Northumberland, St. Mary the Virgin, now in use as a museum. © Bill Henderson. Link.
Woodhouse and Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, West Yorkshire - see Leeds.
Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, St. Paul. © Mick Foreman. Methodist Church on Main Street, built as Wesleyan in 1887. SK 530 144. © Richard Roberts (2017). Link. Baptist Church on Main Street. It stands on the site of its predecessor, which dated from 1796 (and restored in 1885). A photo of it can be seen here. SK 530 146. © Richard Roberts (2017). Link.
Woodhouse, Leicestershire, St. Mary in the Elms. Another view. Both © David Regan (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woodhurst, Cambridgeshire, St. John the Baptist. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, and the font. All © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woodkirk, West Yorkshire, St. Mary the Virgin. © Bill Henderson.
Woodland, Cumbria, (near Broughton-in-Furness), St. John the Evangelist. 96 NG 247 891. © Philip Kapp.
Woodland, Co. Durham, St. Mary, one of the "tin" churches. © Alan Blacklock. Methodist Church, formerly Wesleyan. © Steve Bruce.
Woodland, Devon, St. John the Baptist. Another view. SX 791 687. Both © Andrew Ross (2019). Link. Grade I listed.
Woodlands, Dorset, Church of the Ascension. © June Norris. Methodist Church (interior only). Image courtesy of Verwood Historical Society, and kindly forwarded by Jill Coulthard.
Woodlands, Kent, St. Mary the Virgin. TQ 564 607. © Geoff Watt.
Woodlands, South Yorkshire, All Saints. St. Joseph & St. Teresa (R.C.) on Doncaster Lane and Welfare Road. SE 5425 0775. Link1. Link2. Both © Bill Henderson.
Woodlands Valley, Derbyshire, Woodlands Valley Methodist Chapel. SK 145 894. © James Murray.
Woodlawn, Co. Galway, Parish Church (CoI). © Alistair Quinlan (2009).
Woodlesford, West Yorkshire, All Saints. Woodlesford Methodist Church. Both © Bill Henderson.
Woodley, Stockport, Greater Manchester - see Stockport.
Woodmancote (near Bishop's Cleeve), Gloucestershire, the former(?) Countess of Huntingdon Connexion Chapel (1854). The date-stone. SO 975 274. Both © Les Needham (2013). Grade II listed.
Woodmancote (nr. Dursley), Gloucestershire, St. Mark. © Graeme Harvey.
Woodmancott, Hampshire, St. James. SU 562 425. © Chris Kippin (2018).
Woodmansey, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Peter. TA 062 375. © James Murray. Another view, and two interiors - 1, 2, all © Mike Berrell (2015).
Woodmill, Staffordshire, Methodist Church on Yoxall Road. This was formerly St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Chapel, and it dates from 1870. SK 136 212. © Richard Roberts (2019).
Woodnesborough, Kent, St. Mary the Blessed Virgin. TR 308 567. © Geoff Watt. Link. The former Evangelical Free Church, which closed in about 2003. © Alan K. Taylor (1992).
Woodnewton, Northamptonshire, St. Mary. © Robin Peel. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2016). Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Woodplumpton, Lancashire, St. Anne. © John Balaam (2014). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woodschapel, Co. Derry, St. John (CoI). Gracefield Church (CoI, formerly Moravian, built 1769). H 938 893. Both © Gerard Close.
Woodseaves, Shropshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1896), now converted to residential use. SJ 687 310. all © Martin Richter (2018). Link.
Woodsetts, South Yorkshire, St. George. Another view - the apse. Both © David Regan (2011).
Woodside Park, Greater London, St. Barnabas. TQ 256 924. © Michael Bourne.
Woodstock, Oxfordshire,  is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. It has a fine Norman doorway. SP 444 167. Both © Steve Bulman. Another view, and an interior view, both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Woodstock, Pembrokeshire, Woodstock Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion Chapel (1754, 1806, and 1890). Two interior views - 1, 2, and a monument to the Rev. Howell Davies, one of the founders of this particular sect. SN 022 257. All © Mike Berrell (2010).
Woodville, Derbyshire, St. Stephen the Martyr (1846) on Moira Road. Another view. SK 314 190. Both © BereniceUK (2010). And another view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Grade II listed. Methodist Church on High Street. A Wesleyan foundation of 1883, the present building is of about 1966. SK 317 188. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Wool, Dorset, St. Joseph (R.C.). © Graeme Harvey (2011).
Woolage  Green, Kent, former chapel, now a private residence. TR 237 493. © Geoff Watt. Janet Gimber advises that this was Woolage Green Baptist Chapel, and appears to have been converted in the early 1990's.
Wollaston, Shropshire, St. John the Baptist. SJ 329 122. © Les Needham (2011).
Wooldale, West Yorkshire, Quaker Meeting House (one of the earliest to be built). © Stan Walker. Link. Methodist Church on Wooldale Road. © David Regan (2012). Methodist Free Church on Robert Road. © David Regan (2012).
Wooler, Northumberland, St. Mary. NT 993 281. © Bill Henderson. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Another view. © Stuart Mackrell. St. Ninian (R.C.). NT 989 283. © Bill Henderson. U.R.C. NT 993 279. © Steve Bulman.
Woolfardisworthy (aka Woolsery), near Bideford (there is another Woolfardisworthy near Exeter), Devon, All Hallows. Another view, showing the porch, and the tower, interior view, and the font. SS 332 211. All © Martin Richter (2011). Link.
Woolhampton, Berkshire, St. Peter. © Jill Bennett.
Woolhope, Herefordshire, St. George. The wooden porch and lych-gate. All © Janet Gimber (2017). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woollard, Somerset, the former Baptist Chapel. It pre-dates the 1882-3 O.S. map, closed before 1997, and subsequently converted for residential use. Another view. ST 63199 64465. Both © Carole Sage (2017).
Woollaston, Northamptonshire, St. Mary the Virgin. Difficult to photograph because of the trees. Another view. Both © David Regan (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Woolley, West Yorkshire, St. Peter. © Bill Henderson. The altar, and the North Chapel, both © Kenneth Paver.
Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincolnshire, St. James. © David Regan (2011). Link1. After having to be closed because of structural problems, grants and fund-raising have enable restoration work to get underway - link. Grade II listed - link.
Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire - see Warrington.
Woolstone, Gloucestershire, St. Martin de Tours. © Graeme Harvey (2010). Link1. Link2.
Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside - see Liverpool.
Woolton Hill, Hampshire, St. Thomas. SU 429 616. © Chris Kippin. Link.
Woolwich, Greater London.
Woonton, Herefordshire, the former Friends' Meeting House, now in residential use. It isn't marked on a map of 1889-91, but is present on the edition of 1904-5. SO 3526 5219. A former Mission Chapel, now in residential use. Paul advises that it is so marked on the second edition O.S. map, though not on the first. SO 3533 5228. Both © Paul Wood (2000).
Woore, Shropshire, St. Leonard. © Peter Morgan.
Wootton, Bedfordshire, St. Mary the Virgin. Link1. Link2. Grade I listed - link. New Life Methodist Church. Link1. Link2. Baptist Church (1836). Link. All © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007).
Wootton, Lincolnshire, St. Andrew. © David Regan (2016). Grade I listed. The former Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan. © David Regan (2012).
Wootton, Northamptonshire, St. George The Martyr. SP 763 565. Link. Grade I listed. Wootton Trinity Church (Methodist). SP 761 556. Link. Both © Les Needham (2018).
Wootton, Oxfordshire, St. Mary. SP 439 199. © Brian J. Curtis.
Wootton, Kent, St. Martin. TR 224 465. © Geoff Watt. The former Mission Hall on Denton Lane. Another view. These photos were taken some years ago - the building has since been converted to residential use. Both © Alan K. Taylor.
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire - see Royal Wootton Bassett.
Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, All Saints. Two interior views - 1, 2. SS 938 434. All © Dave Westrap. Link1. Link2. Grade I listed.
Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, St. Andrew (1848) on Elsdon's Lane. Interior view. SY 371 956. Both © Richard Roberts (2016). Link (which says it has no dedication). Grade II* listed.
Wootton St. Lawrence, Hampshire, St. Lawrence. SU 592 532. © Chris Kippin. News item. Grade II* listed.
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, St. Peter. Interior view. SP 154 633. St. Mary and St. Benedict (R.C.). Cemetery Chapel. All © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Worcester, Worcestershire.
Worcester Park, Greater London, St. Philip. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. This link says that the congregation now shares use of the local Methodist church for its services, so St. Philip may no longer exist - can you confirm? Janet Gimber has advised that the church was partially demolished in 1978, with the remainder following in 1984. Further details here.
Wordsley, West Midlands, Holy Trinity. © Dorothy Turley. Another view, © Dennis Harper (2011). Link. Amblecote Wordsley Methodist Church (1993) on Audnam and Platts Road. © Dennis Harper (2011).
Wordwell, Suffolk, the redundant All Saints on Brandon Road, now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. Originally Norman, it fell into decline, and was restored in 1868.  Interior view. TL 828 720. Both © Richard Roberts (2017). Link. Grade I listed.
Worfield, Shropshire, St. Peter. SO 758 958. © Roy Graham. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, the altar and East window, and font, all © Dennis Harper (2013). Link. Grade II* listed.
Workington, Cumbria.
Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Worlaby, Lincolnshire, St. Clement. © Bill Henderson.
Worle, Somerset.
Wormbridge, Herefordshire, St. Peter and St. Thomas. SO 426 306. © Chris Kippin (2018). Link. Grade II listed.
Wormhill, Derbyshire, St. Margaret. © Dorothy Turley.
Wormingford, Essex, St. Andrew. Another view. Both © Roger Heap. Link. Grade I listed - link.
Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. The tower. Both © Steve Bulman. SP 642 080.
Wormington, Gloucestershire, St. Katherine. Two further views- 1, 2, interior view, East Window and font. SP 039 364. All © John Bowdler (2012). This old carved stone cross is supposedly from the nearby Winchcombe Abbey, buried at the time of the Dissolution, and later recovered. © Graeme Harvey (2013). Link. Wikipedia entry on Lord Hastings, buried here.
Wormit, Fife, the Parish Church, on Riverside Road. Another view. Both © Alan Craxford.
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, St. Peter. In origin C12, with significant additions and re-builds over the centuries. Additional views - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, two windows from different periods - 1, 2, and an interior view. All © Howard Richter (2015). Howard comments about the discrepancy between the descriptions of the windows in the listing compared to the actual building. I will leave the determination of the exact nature of the errors as an exercise for visitors! Link1. Link2. Link3. Grade I listed.
Wormshill, Kent, St. Giles. © Geoff Watt.
Wormsley, Herefordshire, St. Mary is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Interior view, and the ornately carved pulpit. SO 427 477. All © Chris Kippin. Link1. Link2.
Worplesdon, Surrey, St. Mary the Virgin. © Susan Heighes (2013). Link. Grade I listed.
Worrall, South Yorkshire, Independent Chapel (1878) on Towngate Road. SK 307 921. © Mike Berrell (2013). Link (see Significant Buildings).
Worsborough, South Yorkshire, St. Mary. © Bill Henderson.
Worsley, Greater Manchester.
Worstead, Norfolk, St. Mary on Westwick Road. TG 302 261. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view, and the interior, both © Richard Roberts (2018). Link. Grade I listed. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel (circa 1892) on Honing Row, is now in residential use. TG 303 261. © Richard Roberts (2018).
Worsthorne, Lancashire, St. John (1835). SD 877 324. The former Methodist Church (1837), now a nursery. SD 873 324. Both © Stuart Mackrell.
Worth, Kent, St. Peter and St. Paul. TR 336 561. Free Church. TR 329 565. Both © Geoff Watt.
Worth, West Sussex, St. Nicholas. TQ 302 362. © Rick Williams. Link.
Worth Matravers, Dorset, St. Alban's Chapel, aka St. Aldhelm's Chapel according to this website. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view. Interior view. Both © Roger Hopkins. St. Nicholas, the parish church. SY 972 774. © Malcolm Matthews. A modern view. Interior view. Both © Roger Hopkins. Link.
Worthen, Shropshire, All Saints. Another view. Both © James Murray.
Worthenbury, Wrexham, St. Deniol - a lovely church. Two interior views - 1, 2. All © Gerard Charmley (2010). Link.
Worthing, Norfolk, St. Margaret on Hoe Road and Church Road. TF 994 195. © Richard Roberts (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Worthing, West Sussex, Goring U.R.C. on Barrington Road. © Adam Schofield (2014). Link.
Worthington, Leicestershire, St. Matthew. Another view. Both © David Regan (2016). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire - see Leeds.
Worton, Wiltshire, Christ Church (1841, from a board in the church). Two interior views - 1, 2, the latter showing the boxed-in gallery. Link. Grade II listed. The former Wesleyan Methodist Church (1848) on High Street has an interesting history. At some point it became the Methodist Church, and it was closed at a so far unknown date prior to 1997, at which point it came back into use as St. Brihtwold (Anglican Catholic). It only had a short run, and closed again in 2002. All © Janet Gimber (2017).
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
Wouldham, Kent, All Saints. © Geoff Watt.

Wragby, Lincolnshire, All Saints. © Dave Hitchborne. Another view, two interiors - 1, 2, and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II listed. Methodist Church. © Dave Hitchborne. Interior view, and the organ, which is also an unusual war memorial, with the names of the fallen inscribed upon it. Both © David Regan (2017). Link.
Wragby, West Yorkshire, St. Michael and Our Lady, in the grounds of Nostell Priory. © Bill Henderson. Another view, the altar and east window, and a close-up of the carvings behind the altar, all © Kenneth Paver.
Wrangle, Lincolnshire, St. Mary & St. Nicholas. Link. Methodist Church. TF 432 512. Both © Michael Bourne.
Wraxall, Somerset, All Saints. ST 49024 71969. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, the churchyard gateway, the sun-dial, some examples of the many carved heads and gargoyles - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, interior view, the chancel, altar and fine reredos, side chapel, painted tomb, the pulpit, the font, two examples of the many fine Kempe windows - 1, 2, and the list of incumbents, which begins in 1265, all © Carole Sage (2017). Link. Grade I listed. Tyntesfield Chapel, now a National Trust property. ST 507 716. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, © Janet Gimber, and another, © Carole Sage (2006). Interior view, © Janet Gimber (2015). Link.
Wrawby, Lincolnshire, St. Mary the Virgin. © Bill Henderson. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2011). Link.
Wray, Lancashire, Holy Trinity. SD 603 675. © Philip Kapp. Two further views - 1, 2, both © Roger Heap (2012). Methodist Church, originally a Quaker Meeting House. Another view. SD 601 676. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).
Wraysbury, Berkshire, St. Andrew, on St. Andrew's Close, off Windsor Road. TQ 001 739. Link. Grade II* listed. Baptist Church on High Street. TQ 005 741. Link. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection.
Wrea Green, Lancashire, St. Nicholas. © John Balaam (2014). Link.
Wreay, Cumbria, St. Mary, built to her own designs by the remarkable Sara Losh, and dedicated in 1842. NY 435 489. © Steve Bulman. Link1. Link2.
Wrenbury, Cheshire, St. Margaret. Two interior views - 1, 2. Link. Grade II* listed. St. Andrew (Methodist, originally Wesleyan). All © Gerard Charmley (2013).
Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire - see Wakefield.
Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. John of Beverley. © James Murray.
Wrestlingworth, Beds, St. Peter. TL 259 473. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Wretton, Norfolk, the C13 All Saints, off Church Road. Another view, and the interior. TL 690 999. All © Richard Roberts (2019). Link. Grade II* listed.
Wrexham, Wrexham.
Wrington, Somerset, All Saints, on The Triangle. Two additional views - 1, 2, the bell-turret, lych-gate, interior, East window, altar, stone pulpit, and the font. The church has a good number of head stops, gargoyles and grotesques, though many are somewhat weathered - here's a selection - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In the graveyard is the tomb of local philanthropist Hannah More, who worked to improve the lot of local mine and agricultural workers. There's a bust of her in the porch, as well as a bust of the philosopher John Locke, a native of the parish, though he's buried at High Laver in Essex. ST 46789 62717. All © Carole Sage (2016 and 2018). Link. Grade I listed. A Non-conformist meeting house was established at a farm on Wrington Hill in 1714, about a mile from the village. Now called Meeting House Farm, Carole's photo just gives a general view - whether the meeting house survives is not at present known. ST 48685 63724. © Carole Sage (2017). It was succeeded by Wrington Chapel (1815) on Roper's Lane and Chapel Hill. This is probably the Independent Chapel mentioned in an 1868 gazetteer. It has also been Congregational, and latterly U.R.C. ST 46924 63182. © Carole Sage (2016). The former Methodist Church, originally Wesleyan. Dating from 1864, it was closed in the early 1970's, and it is now used by the local Scouts and Guides. © Carole Sage (2017).
Writhlington, Somerset, the former St. Mary Magdalen, made redundant in 1981, and now in residential use. Grade II listed. The former Methodist Church on Manor Road, originally Primitive Methodist (1913). It had recently been sold when Janet took her photo. Sale notice with an interior photo. Both © Janet Gimber (2016).
Writtle, Essex, All Saints. Link. U.R.C. Both © Geoff Watt.
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, St. Peter. SJ 624 154. © Len Brankin. Link.
Wroot, Lincolnshire, St. Pancras. © Dave Hitchborne.
Wrotham, Kent, St. George. TQ 612 592. © Dave Westrap. An old postcard view, from Dave Westrap's Collection. Link1. Link2.
Wroughton, Wiltshire, St. John the Baptist and St. Helen. Interior view. Both © Simon Edwards (2012). Link. Methodist Church (1879). © Simon Edwards.
Wroxall, Warwickshire, St. Leonard. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Some further views, all © John Bowdler (2011) - 1, 2, rainwater goods, dated 1715, a blocked doorway. Just a few yards away are the remains of Wroxall Priory. Two further views - 1, 2. All © John Bowdler. Link (for both).
Wroxeter, Shropshire, St. Andrew, which closed in 1980, and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Another view, two interiors - 1, 2, the altar and font, which is said to be the base of a Roman column from the nearby Roman town of Viroconium. SJ 564 083. All © Dennis Harper (2013). Link. Grade I listed.
Wroxton, Oxfordshire, All Saints. SP 418 419. © Steve Bulman. Grade II* listed. St. Thomas of Canterbury (R.C.). Date variously given as 1894 or 1887, according to source consulted. Another view. SP 418 419. Both © Martin Richter (2014). Sundial Farmhouse Methodist Chapel (now with the three upper windows, and the garage door) was adapted from an existing barn and stable in 1822. SP 4135 4182. Link. It closed in 1935 to be superseded by Goodman Methodist Chapel (date-stone). This too has closed (seemingly in 2012, or soon after), and is now up for sale with planning permission for conversion to residential use. Sale notice. This Google Maps image shows it in 2011, when still in use. SP 4110 4175. All © Martin Richter (2015).

Wyberton, Lincolnshire, St. Leodegar. © Dave Hitchborne. Another view, © Chris Stafford (2015). Link. Grade I listed.
Wybunbury, Cheshire, St. Chad. The tower is all that remains of the old church. © David Lea. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection, and another. Link. Grade II* listed. The modern St. Chad. Another view. Both © Peter Morgan (2015). Link. The disused Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1864). © Peter Morgan (2015).
Wych Cross, East Sussex. At first glance this church looks a bit like Whippingham on the Isle of Wight, but it isn't. Diana Bond had asked for  help in identifying it. Paul Smith has advised that Wych Cross Church, which was dedicated to St. Richard de Wych, although never consecrated, was built in 1866 and demolished in 1975.
Wychbold, Worcestershire, St. Mary de Wyche - consecrated 1888. © Peter Morgan (2011). Link. Grade II listed - link.
Wychnor, Staffordshire, St. Leonard. © Bruce Read.
Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, St. Laurence. A plaque commemorating Gustav Holst's short time as the church organist. Both © John Salmon.
Wycliffe, Co. Durham, St. Mary. Interior view, and a hogback tombstone. All © Kenneth Paver (2015). Grade I listed.
Wyddial, Hertfordshire, St. Giles. © Tim Tomlinson.
Wye, Kent.
Wyfordby, Leicestershire, St. Mary. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, both © Chris Stafford (2015), who said the church looked a bit down at heel. Grade II listed.
Wyke, West Yorkshire.
Wyke Champflower, Somerset, Holy Trinity (interior view). © Christopher Skottowe (1964). Link. Grade I listed.
Wykeham, North Yorkshire, All Saints. The former church has been demolished, except for the spire, which now serves as a sort of lych-gate, with a ring of bells. Both © David Regan (2011). Link. The spire is grade II listed - link.
Wylam, Northumberland, St. Oswin. © Peter Morgan. Link.
Wylye, Wiltshire, St. Mary the Virgin. SU 008 377. © Bill Henderson. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Wymeswold, Leicestershire, St. Mary. Two further view - 1, 2. Link1. Link2. Grade I listed - link. Methodist Church. Link. All © David Regan (2012).
Wymington, Bedfordshire, St. Lawrence. SP 955 645. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2017). Link. The grade I listing has some interior photos.
Wymondham, Leicestershire, St. Peter. Interior view. Both © Alan Blacklock (2010). The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1891) on Main Street, now derelict. SK 849 187. © Richard Roberts (2015).
Wymondham, Norfolk.
Wyre (island), Orkney, the ruinous St. Mary's Chapel. © Tim Flitcroft (2011).
Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire, St. Anne. Another view, two interior views - 1, 2, and the altar and window. Link. Grade B listed. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel now in residential use. All © Peter Morgan (2012).
Wyresdale, Lancashire, Methodist Church. © Steve Bulman.
Wysall, Nottinghamshire, Holy Trinity. Three further view - 1, 2, 3. Link1. Link2. Grade I listed - link. The former Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan in 1881, is now in residential use. All © David Regan (2012).
Wythall, Worcestershire, the former St. Mary on Chapel Lane, now in commercial use. An 1862 church by Preedy, it was closed in 1999 for structural reasons.  A new church is to be built nearby. © John Balaam (2015). Link. Grade II listed.
Wythburn, Cumbria, chapel dating from 1640. A partial view of the apse, and the fells across Thirlmere. NY 324 136. Both © Steve Bulman. Another view. © Bill Henderson. A charming old postcard view, from Alan Bulman's Collection. Link.
Wythenshawe, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Wythop, Cumbria, St. Margaret of Antioch. © Malcolm Minshaw. Another view, an interior view, and a stone in the porch with the initials I.F. and date 1673, which must have come from the nearby chapel (built 1673) which St. Margaret replaced - for which see Kelswick, on the Cumbria page). All © Steve Bulman (2010). Link.
Wyton, Cambridgeshire, the difficult to photograph All Saints. The spire. Both © Jim Rushton.
Wyton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan). © James Murray.
Wyville, Lincolnshire, St. Catherine. Interior view. Both © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade II listed.