Our History
Buckland's church was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and it is likely that at that time the church was in a different location, about a half-mile distant on Rectory Lane.
Our current church dates from around 1380. The walls of the nave, the timbers supporting the tower, and two of the stained glass windows are believed to date from this time. Hassell painted this watercolour of the church in 1823.
In 1860, the church was given a 'makeover' by a leading church architect, Henry Woodyer. His work included refacing the external walls with ironstone, adding the spiral staircase to access the bell-tower, and adding several new stained glass windows made by Hardmans of Birmingham. Almost all of the features introduced in 1860 are conserved today, and St Mary's Buckland is recognised as 'Victorian village church building at its best' (Pevsner's guide to The Buildings of England: Surrey)
Two documents provide more photos and a detailed history. Just click on the titles to download and view. If you wish, you can then download the PDF files.
The Resources pages gives further information useful to geneaologists; the Memorial Inscription Survey (2020) and
the Index to Buckland Parish Registers and further books about Buckland.