This beautiful little church served the thriving village of Billesley for centuries, but by 1428 only four parishioners were left, and the church's north aisle was demolished. Tradition has it that William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway here in 1582, and that his granddaughter's wedding also took place at Billesley.
Now on the site of a scheduled ancient monument and next to Billesley Manor Hotel, the church is classed as redundant and is looked after by The Churches Conservation Trust. The Friends Group care for the church and keep it open to the public. We get many visitors from the hotel each day and from Stratford, and weddings still happen here too.
We welcome anyone to join our team to help us keep the church and grounds tidy and welcoming and also help in raising funds.
We are not a faith-based organisation, but we do love historic buildings.
