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The 20 best cathedrals in South East England

Our curated top 20 cathedrals in South East England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 64 cathedrals see the full cathedrals index for South East England.

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    St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane

    Kent

    West Malling Free Church - geograph.org.uk - 1145718

    Details The monument includes the known extent of the Benedictine Abbey of St Mary's situated in the town of West Malling. Much of the medieval abbey, which survives as upstanding masonry, has been in

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    Guildford Cathedral

    Surrey

    North Chapel, Guildford Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 2597462

    The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford, commonly known as Guildford Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England. Richard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow donated the first

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    Bisham Abbey

    Bisham War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 7962445

    Bisham Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Delapré Abbey

    Delapré Abbey, Northampton - geograph.org.uk - 5237056

    Delapré Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Saddell Abbey

    Graveyard, Saddell Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 8144564

    Saddell Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    The Parish Church of St Peter

    West Sussex

    Seaford College chapel - geograph.org.uk - 2048218

    The Parish Church of St Peter is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Faringdon Abbey

    Oxfordshire

    Benchmark on All Saints Church - geograph.org.uk - 2104497

    Faringdon Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Missenden Abbey

    Great Missenden, Church St - geograph.org.uk - 5149540

    Missenden Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Hyde Abbey

    Hampshire

    Saint Bartholomew's Church, Winchester, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 2181285

    Hyde Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Beaulieu Abbey

    Hampshire

    Beaulieu - 1987 - geograph.org.uk - 2310109

    Beaulieu Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Thame Abbey

    Oxfordshire

    Footbridge on path from Thame Park to Sydenham - geograph.org.uk - 5512889

    Thame Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Portsmouth Cathedral

    Plaque to Hampshire County Council support, Portsmouth Cathedral, August 2023 04

    Portsmouth Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

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    Burnham Abbey

    Huntercombe Farmhouse - geograph.org.uk - 3828847

    Burnham Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Bayham Old Abbey

    East Sussex

    Bayham Old Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4966986

    Bayham Old Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Cholsey Abbey

    Oxfordshire

    Towards the Altar - geograph.org.uk - 3413729

    Cholsey Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr

    Kent

    Eastbridge Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 5829172

    Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Rochester Cathedral

    Rochester Cathedral, The Pulpitum screen and Gilbert Scott organ casing and pipes - geograph.org.uk - 5229925

    Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, Kent, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochest

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    Arundel Cathedral

    West Sussex

    Tomb of St Philip Howard - geograph.org.uk - 3496397

    The Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard is located in Arundel, West Sussex, England. Dedicated in 1873 as the Catholic parish church of Arundel, it became a Roman Catholic cathedral at t

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    St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

    Hampshire

    St Michael's Abbey church, South Transept - geograph.org.uk - 3835274

    St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Abingdon Abbey

    Oxfordshire

    A stand of poplars - geograph.org.uk - 1801195

    Abingdon Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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