The Top 100 English Churches

Following is the list of England's 100 best parish churches (cathedrals are not included) as judged by Simon Jenkins, author of the bestselling book England's Thousand Best Churches. Within this top 100 list, churches are not ranked and are simply listed alphabetically, but those marked with an asterisk (*) are ranked with five stars (thus are the "Top 18"), while the rest were ranked with four stars. Churches are listed by city or town.

Abbey Dore
Ashbourne
Barfreston
Barnack
Bath
Beverley Minster*
Beverley - St Mary
Bloxham
Bolton Abbey
Boston*
Bournemouth - St Peter
Bournemouth - St Stephen
Brant Broughton
Brighton - St Michael
Bristol - St Mary Redcliffe*
Bristol - Lord Mayor's Chapel
Burford*
Cartmel
Castor
Cheadle*
Chipping Campden
Christchurch*
Cirencester*
Clumber
Copford
Crediton
Crewkerne
Cullompton
Deerhurst
Devizes
Dorchester
Dunster
Edington
Fairford*

Framlingham
Grantham*
Great Malvern
Great Witley
Heckington
Hexham
Highnam
Hillesden
Hoar Cross
Isle Abbots
Kedington
Kilpeck
King's Lynn - St Margaret
Langley Marish
Lastingham
Launceston
Lavenham
Ledbury
Leominster
Liverpool - St Agnes
London - All Saints, Margaret Street
London - Christchurch, Spitalfields
London - Holy Trinity, Sloane Street
London - St Augustine, Kilburn
London - St Mary-le-Strand
London - St Mary Woolnoth
London - St Stephen London - Walbrook
Long Melford*
Louth
Lowick
Ludlow*
Malmesbury
Melbourne

Mildenhall
Milton Abbey
Nantwich
Newark-on-Trent
Norfolk
Northleach
Norwich - St Peter Mancroft
Ottery St. Mary*
Patrington*
Pershore
Romsey
Salle
Selby*
Sherborne*
Shobdon
Shrewsbury - St Mary
St Neot
Stanford on Avon
Stone (nr Dartford)
Stow
Stratford-upon-Avon
Southwold
Studley Royal
Tewkesbury Abbey*
Thaxted
Waltham Abbey
Warwick*
Wellingborough
Whitby - St Mary
Wimborne Minster
Winchester - St Cross
Wing
Wreay

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