Church of St Peter, Rendcomb

There has been a church on the site however it was largely rebuilt in 1517 by Edmund Tame a local wool merchant. Three Norman pillars were incorporated into the fabric of the new church.^[2][3] A Victorian restoration was undertaken in 1895.^[1]

The parish is part of the Churn Valley benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[4]

The Perpendicular Gothic stone building has a lead and stone slate roof. It consists of a five-bay nave with a three-bay south aisle, chancel with a south chapel, vestry and a west tower.^[1] The buttressed three-stage tower contains three bells which were recast in the 1840s by Thomas Mears and three from the 15th century.^[3][5]

Within the church is a stone tablet listing the six men from the village who served and died during World War II.^[6]

The cylindrical font dates from the 11th century.^[1] It was brought to Rendcomb from Elmore Court and initially used as a garden ornament. It was moved into the church in the 19th century.^[7] Around the bowl are carvings of eleven figures which represent the apostles, the twelfth, Judas is represented by disembodied feet.^[8]