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*
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- 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
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- 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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