Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is an Anglican parish church located off the west side of Amesbury Road in Shrewton. It dates back to the early 13th century for the nave and the mid-13th century for the chancel, with a restoration that took place in 1845. The church is constructed of limestone and flint chequers, topped with a tiled roof that features a coped verge at the west end and a timber bellcote.

The building comprises a nave, a small chancel, a south porch, and a bellcote over the west end. The gabled south porch has a tiled roof with a coped verge and a 19th-century Tudor-arched doorway that includes a hoodmould with foliated terminals. To the right of the porch is a large four-light Perpendicular window dating from around 1500, which also has a hoodmould with carved head terminals. The east gable of the nave is adorned with cusped wooden barge boards.

On the south side of the chancel, there is a single lancet window, while the east end features a 19th-century two-light pointed window with a hoodmould and a small lancet above it. The north side of the chancel has another single lancet with a hoodmould. The north side of the nave is rendered and includes a notable three-light Perpendicular window from around 1400, complete with a hoodmould and carved head terminals. To the right of this window is a blocked chamfered pointed doorway. The west end has a two-light 16th-century window with cusped lights and a square head, along with a small lancet above.

Inside, the church has plain plastered walls and a stone floor. The nave features a very shallow pitched ceiling supported by 16th-century cambered moulded beams, while the chancel boasts a pointed barrel-vaulted roof. The chancel arch is double-chamfered and rests on 19th-century carved head corbels. Notable interior fittings include an early 13th-century cylindrical font with a 17th-century crown cover, 17th-century pews with wainscot-panelled backs, and 17th-century bench ends that feature fine strapwork and reeded decoration, which were brought from St. Catherine at Haydon in Dorset in 1981. The church also has 17th-century communion rails with turned balusters, and heraldic stained glass that is believed to be from the 17th century.