Godalming Parish Church
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A church has stood on the site of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Godalming, since at least the mid ninth century. The church contains carved stones which have been dated to c.820-840 and a few Anglo Saxon remnants survive in the present structure, which was largely rebuilt in the late tenth or early eleventh century.
In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded that Rannulf Flambard, justiciar of William Rufus, held Godalming church. He is likely to have built the first tower and the great chancel - wall paintings on its window frames have recently been re-exposed.
In the thirteenth century, the cruciform church of the Normans was converted into a rectangle by the construction of the north and south chapels and nave aisles. Around this period, the magnificent oak timbered spire was constructed, now clad in lead.
Further building work followed in subsequent centuries. The nave was lengthened and the aisles were extended westwards and widened in the 19th century, and the 20th century saw the construction of a porch (1911) and vestries (1925).