The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Tormarton is a striking survival: a Norman church standing just yards from the roar of the M4 motorway. Its origins date to the 12th century, and several Norman features remain visible — including the rounded chancel arch and characteristic stonework. The tower is largely 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic. Tormarton itself appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Tormentone', recorded as a small agricultural settlement. The village has changed little in outline since the medieval period, its stone cottages clustered around the church as they were when the manor was granted by William the Conqueror to his followers.
“The tower is largely 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic.”
