Ranmore, GB

St Barnabas

For many years St Barnabas has been known as 'The Church on the North Downs Way'. Unusually, the main door faces away from the road since it was designed to be entered from the Great House. For a hundred years St Barnabas was the centre of life on the Estate, answering the frequent question posed now when Mansion and original Estate are long gone, 'Why this extraordinary building is here, apparently in the middle of nowhere?'

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/st-barnabas-ranmore

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Stained glass
  • Churchyard

Visitors information

  • Level access to the main areas
  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building

Other nearby buildings

Martin/Flickr

Christ Church

Christ Church is set on the brow of a hill, in the centre of the parish, but on the edge of the village, surrounded by the old and new well kept churchyard and by farmland. The village War Memorial is near the church porch.

(c) Steve Guess/Flickr

St Mary the Virgin

The present St Mary's was opened in 1895, but a medieval stone and tile in the porch are clues to the parish's much longer story. Cuddington is believed to mean ‘Cuda's farm'. Cuda was perhaps an Anglo-Saxon who founded a settlement in today's Nonsuch Park. The first church was built of wood, before the Norman Conquest. It was replaced with a stone church around 1100, rebuilt around 1250; this medieval church stood until 1538.

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Guildford Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral is one of the town’s iconic landmarks and a unique twentieth century Grade II* listed building. Reaching skywards, the Cathedral stands on a commanding spot on Stag Hill, just moments from main transport routes and fifteen minutes’ walk from the town centre. The interior is in complete contrast to its exterior, and well worth a visit for your fix of awe and wonder.

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