The church in Hillestad is a long church dating from 1724. It replaced a stave church from the Middle Ages. The tower and the sacristy were rebuilt in 1911. A large part of the inventory comes from the stave church, and a larger part is in the Oslo University Antiquities Collection.
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The church of Vassås was built around 1200. When it was rebuilt in 1846, the church hall was given galleries along the west and north walls, but the north was demolished in 1905. The hexagonal pulpit from 1588 is one of the oldest in Vestfold.
The church of Botne is a medieval stone church with a rectangular nave and lower, narrower choirs. In 1865, a tower was built to the west and an extension of the sacristy with a gable roof at the eastern end of the choir as well. In the 1940s, the frescoes on the north wall were updated. The frescoes probably date from two periods, the Middle Ages and the 17th century.
The church in Hof is a medieval stone church built in 1150. In the 1600's a sacristy was built at the eastern end of the choir and in 1815 it was given a porch on the west side. The choir was originally smaller than it is today, and the windows in the south wall were enlarged and added in the 17th century. In 1940, the church was restored and the gallery on the north wall was removed and replaced by a two-storey gallery on the west wall.
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