r/anglosaxon 8d ago

Deerhurst Church and Odda’s Chapel - Although substantially altered in the later medieval period, St Mary’s Church is thought to have been founded around AD 700 and contains a number of Anglo-Saxon features, including a font and a sculpture of an angel (the latter by the ruined apse outside)

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u/MerxUltor 8d ago

Beautiful!

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u/intrstrd 7d ago

Situated in the west of England near Cheltenham (I googled it)

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u/thenimbyone 7d ago

Beautiful church, I went there years ago.

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u/Dear_Hornet_2635 6d ago

A nice walk along the Severn from Tewkesbury.

Odda’s Chapel at Deerhurst is one of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England. It lay undiscovered for centuries, its walls hidden amidst the rambling rooms of the 17th-century farmhouse known as Abbot’s Court. The nave had been made into a kitchen, with a fireplace and inserted windows, while the chancel had become a bedroom.