The Anglican church of St Peters Church dates back to the 11th century, and was constructed following the Norman Conquest.  It was probably built on the site of Pagan rituals to prevent supporters of the old religion from worshiping on the site. There is some evidence of a Saxon church on the site, possibly built dating back to the reign of King Wulhere.  The Naive roof is a very fine example of an early Norman wooden roof design. The roof timbers show a double collar beam truss and barrel vaulting.  The tower is a later addition dating to 1380, but has the oldest window in the building. The church commands a prominent, easily defended position,  and can be seen from miles around, often not in a direction where one would expect to see the church tower.

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The small chapel at the North East corner of the church is the Foley Chapel.  It was built by John de Hampton who lived in Stourton Castle.  However, the Foley family, who had become wealthy due to iron making, moved the tomb of the Hampton's when they turned the chapel into their private pew.

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St Peter's is a busy and thriving church offering services to suit all tastes, from the very traditional to the modern and everything in between. We have a great musical tradition with our church choir and now the orchestra plus the future long term plans of an early music ensemble, worship band, big band, chamber choir, youth choir and a festival chorus.

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The church hosts many events throughout the year: concerts, recitals, workshops, gigs with bands such as; Us & Them (Pink Floyd Tribute Band, Chris Eaton & Abbey Scott, Eddie Morton and many folk bands. We also hold a garden party, heritage days and even a dog show. So there is literally something for everyone.

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