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  Bradwell-on-Sea, St Peter's Chapel, Essex http://www.bradwellchapel.org/
Comprehensive site devoted to this important small chapel which was built by St Cedd as a cathedral around 654, using the site of an old Roman fort.
  Wimborne Minster http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk/
The official site for this church dedicated to St Cuthburga, who founded a nunnery in Wimborne c.705. The present church is mainly Norman. Outline history included.
  The Discovery of Anglo-Saxon Architecture http://www.ecclsoc.org/barton.html
An illustrated article from the Ecclesiological Society about the work of Thomas Rickman - the first to recognise the Anglo-Saxon style of architecture - at Barton-on-Humber.
  The Friends of Deerhurst Church http://www.deerhurstfriends.co.uk
Provide a history of this major Anglo-Saxon church. The Friends support an academic annual lecture which is subsequently published. Details of events and publications.
  The Shrine Church of Saint Melangell http://www.st-melangell.org.uk/
This simple Romanesque church at Pennant Melangell, Wales, houses the relics of an Irish saint. Photographs, plan with historical notes, the legend of the saint, visitor information.
  Saxon Churches in Sussex http://saxon.sussexchurches.co.uk/
Martin Snow outlines the arrival of Christianity in Sussex and looks at each church. Includes scholarly articles from the Sussex Archaeological Collections, plans, drawings and photographs.
  Kilpeck, Herefordshire http://www.hoary.org/snaps/engl/kilp.html
Peter Evans gives a description and photographs of this superb Norman church, with bibliography.
  Saint Marys Church, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Swaffham http://www.saintmaryschurch.org.uk
Details the discovery and restoration of this Anglo-Saxon church, which has revealed unique Holy Trinity wall paintings.
  Sompting, Sussex, St Mary's Church http://www.bn15.co.uk/history/stmary.html
A tour around this historic church, accompanied by many expandable photographs.
  Anglo-Saxon Churches in Britain http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/
David Nash Ford introduces the topic in Britannia Internet Magazine. Links to pages on specific churches.
  All Saints' Church, Brixworth http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/brixworth1.html
Photographs, plan, model, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.
  St. Mary's Church, Sompting http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/sompting1.html
Photographs, models, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James and David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
  St. Laurence Church, Bradford-on-Avon http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/bradford1.html
Photographs, plan, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon chapel by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.
  St Mary's Priory Church, Deerhurst http://www.britannia.com/travel/tours/glstour8.html
Photographs and history of this Anglo-Saxon church by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
  Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst http://www.britannia.com/travel/tours/glstour9.html
Photograph and brief history of this tiny Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Odda, Earl of the Hwicce, by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
  Earls Barton, Northamptonshire http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/index.htm
Many photographs with short descriptions, particularly of the famous Anglo-Saxon tower of All Saints church.
  All Saints, Thorpe Abbotts http://www.allsaintsthorpeabbotts.com/
Describes this interesting church in Norfolk with its round tower and some Saxon or Norman features. History, description and photographs of the interior, exterior and churchyard. Also gives a calendar of events and some information on the Friends of Thorpe Abbotts Church.
  St Andrew's Church, Nether Wallop http://www.thewallops.net/NWallop/Church/Church.htm
The church which can boast the only Anglo Saxon wall painting to survive in situ. History and photographs.
  Breedon and Worthington, Leicestershire http://www.benefice.org.uk/
The official site includes a detailed history, description and bibliography by Brian Williams of the Saxon church of Breedon-on-the-Hill, notable for its sculptures. Plan and drawings.
  Monkwearmouth Parish http://freespace.virgin.net/stephen.hartshorne/
The parish web-site provides a history and photographs of the ancient church of St Peter, founded 674, though much rebuilt in the 1870s.
  St John Baptist, Berkswell, near Coventry http://www.personal.u-net.com/~baisley/
Norman church with a two-storey timber-framed porch added in the 16th century. Photographs and brief history.
  St Nicholas Church, Sturry http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cornish/
A descriptive tour around this Norman church with Gothic additions and Tudor porch.
  St Laurence's Chapel at Bradford-on-Avon http://www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/bradford/
Southampton University explains its work on one of the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon churches. History, architecture, excavation, interpretation and computer-based reconstructions.

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