St. Peter's Church is mentioned in the Domesday book and the oldest surviving parts of it were built in the 1100s. Until the dissolution, it belonged to the Abbey of Abingdon.

If  you approach the church from near the shop and fountain, you will first pass two table graves on the right hand side - to learn more, click here. Then, directly in front of you, over the Norman door, you will see a strange figure.  Above are some ancient corbels reset into the wall. The tower houses a set of bells that are rung every week. You can see more of the exterior if you click here. 

Inside, you will find a church full of monuments to the Cocks and Holland families. In the chancel is a tablet to a former rector, Rev. Collins Ashwin, by the famous engraver, Eric Gill. Under the church tower is a recently-erected tablet to the young explorer, Gino Watkins, who died in a kayak accident in Greenland in 1932. Other things to look out for are the font (surprisingly late date of 1661) and the good early twentieth century fruit carvings on pulpit, pews and chancle stalls.  You can see more about the interior if you click here.

Elsewhere on this web site you can photos of church choirs from the past LinkClick.aspxand a list of all the rectors of Dumbleton over hundreds of yearsLinkClick.aspx. We hope soon to carry the parish magazine.