Our Church

We are a friendly and active church, with two Sunday services a month and Messy Church in school holidays.  Watch out for our Coffee Mornings with Bring & Buy stall and regular heritage days with tours of the tower too.  We are very involved with our village Church of England Primary School​, with members of the church leading weekly Collective Worship as well as being Foundation Governors.

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Although there was probably a Christian place of worship in Bardwell village before the Norman Conquest the first written record of a church is in the Domesday Survey in 1068. This was not the church we see today as it was most likely made of wood or lath and plaster with a thatch roof but it was modestly endowed with 8 acres.

There is no documentary evidence to say when SS Peter & Paul church was built but the styles employed in its construction give us clues. The lofty narrow nave with its thin walls and matching two-light windows tell us that the building took place from the late 1300's to the early 1400's. The roof is dated 1421. The tower and porch are of about the same date as the nave. The chancel was almost completely rebuilt and its floor lowered in1853.  

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The building has features of national and international significance, including a hammer-beam roof and medieval stained glass including the portrayal of Sir William de Berdewell.

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If you are ever near Bardwell, please do visit. The church is open daily, usually between 10am - 4pm. ​