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St Peter's Church is all that remains of the older Winchcombe Abbey, and dates from the 15th century.

The church of St Peter, with its unusual saddleback-roofed tower, dates from Norman times.

Some of the stone came from Waverley Abbey, a victim of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The original church dates back to about 1480; it is thought to have been built by the monks of Abingdon Abbey.

The priory was founded by William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke, and it was never to be promoted to the status of abbey.

Founded in poverty in 1132 by a group of monks from St Mary's Abbey, York, Fountains eventually became very wealthy.

Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village. The tree is still here, and so is the Old Hall (left), dating from the 17th century.

In medieval times it was a market town owned by Combermere Abbey, a Cistercian abbey on the Cheshire border.

In Saxon times, Winchcombe was the capital of the Mercian kingdom; the famous King Offa founded an abbey here. Winchcombe Abbey became one of the largest landowners in the Cotswolds.

Part of the church was built from stone taken from Jervaulx Abbey after the Dissolution. The tower dates from the 14th century, and the chancel from the 17th.

Built of red sandstone, Chester cathedral was founded in 1092 as a Benedictine abbey. The present buildings date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though some earlier Norman features survive.

The Priory (centre middle), a cell of Lire abbey in Normandy, dates from the early 12th century, with present buildings from the early 16th century.

The parade of shops on the left are currently occupied by Thomas Cook, Abbey, a hairstylist and a photographic shop, whilst Boots is in the adjacent block.

The castle stands opposite Netley Abbey; most of the surrounding area has now been filled with housing. This extravagant building is located on the shore; it mostly dates from the late 19th century.

Close to the Abbey is the National Motor Museum, a splendid collection of cars founded by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

The origins of St Nicholas' Church date back to the 12th century. It was built by Abingdon Abbey to cater for their lay servants, their tenants and passing pilgrims.

The 19th-century Abbey Mill contrasts with the 15th-century church tower, which possibly replaced a smaller Norman one.

Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village. The tree is still here, and so is the Old Hall (left), dating from the 17th century.

This building is dated 1790, and is a little distance from the church. The church is near the intersection of Well Street and Church Street, and the vicarage lies beyond.

The old abbey just outside the village was founded in 1411 as a Benedictine hospital, but at the Dissolution it came into the hands of the Courtenay family who made it into a residence.

Within the vestry of the abbey at the south-west end are stained glass windows dating from 1928.

It is now thought that this legend was concocted around the 13th century by the monks of Glastonbury Abbey.

The ancient abbey church of St Hilda stands proudly in the Headland area. It dates from about AD1190, and has been restored on many occasions over the centuries, most recently in 1924 and 1932.

Built of red sandstone, Chester Cathedral was founded in 1092 as a Benedictine abbey.