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There are a number of indications that the site of the church is very old. The churchyard has a distinct curve to it perhaps following the shape of an underlying moat and ancient meeting place. An ancient Yew tree reckoned to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old also stands in the churchyard.

Hagbourne parish church was built, or rebuilt, at the beginning of the 12th century, and consisted then of a nave and chancel. Only a few walls remain from this time.

Mells is a picturesque rural village in the Mendip hills. A walk through the village to the church is one of the prettiest in Somerset, up a medieval street and historic buildings around the churchyard. From the churchyard you can glimpse the manor house, held by the Horner family (associated with the Rhyme Little Jack Horner) and their descendants, the Asquiths since the 16th century. They include Sir Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister.

In the 1930s Arthur Mee wrote a series of guides to Britain called The King's England and whilst researching for this work he realised that there were very few communities that had not suffered military fatalities in the First World War. He coined the term ‘Thankful villages' to describe them. Minting is one such village.

This tiny church is in fact the remnants of the original church of the village of Upleatham, northwest of Whitby.

Between the years 1270 and 1344, when the Isle of Man was under the dominion of the Scots, the church of St Andrew was built, as he is the patron saint of Scotland and from whom the name Andreas translates.

St Andrew’s church is located in the village of Bedingham. It is one of the largest round tower churches in Europe. The building dates from the 11th century.

St Andrew's church is located in Bramfield, a village in Suffolk about 3 miles south of Halesworth.

St Andrew's Church, the only Scottish church in Belgium, is characterised by its English neo-Gothic style. Built in 1925, the façade is signed "J. Waddell and T. Young / Glasgow / Walthère Michel / Architects". The church was built in memory of the Presbyterian soldiers who died in the First World War.

St Andrew’s church is located in Colney on the western outskirts of Norwich, close to the Norfolk an Norwich Hospital. It is pronounced “Cõ-ney”.