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The 20 best cathedrals in West Midlands

Our curated top 20 cathedrals in West Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 38 cathedrals see the full cathedrals index for West Midlands.

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    Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral

    Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral, cathedrals in West Midlands

    The Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God and St. Andrew (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου και Αποστόλου Ανδρέα) is a Greek Orthodox cathedral on Summer Hill Terrace

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    Ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry

    Ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry, cathedrals in West Midlands

    Details 833/1/1 833/2/1 RUINED CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL 05-FEB-55 I Among the largest medieval parish churches in England. Made a collegiate church in 1908, cathedral in 1918. Much damaged by an

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    Stourbridge Junction Clock

    Stourbridge Junction Clock, cathedrals in West Midlands

    Stourbridge Junction Clock — Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.

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    Lilleshall Abbey

    Part of Lilleshall Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 3128269

    Lilleshall Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Worcester Cathedral

    Worcestershire

    Georgian Houses - geograph.org.uk - 4746345

    Norman cathedral on the Severn — tomb of King John and an unaltered 1084 crypt.

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    Hereford Cathedral

    Hereford Cathedral from the Vicars' Choral College - geograph.org.uk - 8050339

    Home of the Mappa Mundi and the Chained Library — two unique medieval survivals.

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    Stoneleigh Abbey

    Warwickshire

    Stoneleigh Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 5889440

    Stoneleigh Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Halesowen Abbey

    Monarchs Stile - geograph.org.uk - 2433268

    Halesowen Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

    Oxfordshire

    Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 5810613

    Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Malvern Hills

    Worcestershire

    Footpath to Hollywell Road - geograph.org.uk - 6748467

    The Malvern Hills are in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the di

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    Coventry Cathedral

    St Michael and the Devil by Sir Jacob Epstein - geograph.org.uk - 2444867

    Coventry Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

    St Mary's Priory and Cathedral, cathedrals in West Midlands

    St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was a Roman Catholic institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolu

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    St Philip's Cathedral

    Birmingham Cathedral 2024-07-19 - 06

    St Philip's Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Holy Trinity Church, Coventry

    Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, cathedrals in West Midlands

    Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, is a parish church of the Church of England in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Above the chancel arch is an impressive doom wall-painting.

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    Ranton Abbey

    Staffordshire

    Buildings at Ranton - geograph.org.uk - 7079638

    Ranton Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Lichfield Cathedral

    Staffordshire

    Lichfield Cathedral - The north transept window in black and white - geograph.org.uk - 8172961

    Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Lichfield, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lichfi

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    Church of St Mary the Virgin

    Macmillan Way, Maidwell - geograph.org.uk - 8087826

    Church of St Mary the Virgin is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Biddlesden Abbey

    The edge of Biddlesden - geograph.org.uk - 5529954

    Biddlesden Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Buildwas Abbey

    Buildwas Abbey (detail) - geograph.org.uk - 1311695

    Buildwas Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Manchester Cathedral

    Manchester Cathedral Nave, Screen and Stoller Organ - geograph.org.uk - 5837927

    Manchester Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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