St Edmund's Church, Wootton Bridge, United Kingdom

St Edmund's Church was built in the 13th century. The churchyard contains the Commonwealth war grave of a Hampshire Regiment soldier of World War I. The pipe organ dates from 1869 and was originally installed in St Andrew's Church, Norton Green, near Freshwater. It was moved here in the early 1980s when that church became redundant.

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Claude Van-Martyn (3 years ago)

Ben Jayston (3 years ago)
Built in 1087, lovely little church. We stopped for refreshments and had a truly great cup of tea and a biskwit.

Sue Curtis (5 years ago)
Peaceful, nice to be there with your thoughts.

Barry Murphy (7 years ago)
Quiet. Not dog-friendly

Rose Marie Vernon (7 years ago)
A beautiful church with such a lovely vicar

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