This is a list, compiled by Mike Salter, of churches that have water points, so useful for people walking and cycling. Of course there are more than this and we would welcome your contribution. Please email if you know of an accessible water point at a church that is on the mains (i.e. safe to drink). NB: Mike adds, run the tap before filling your bottle as the tap may not have been used for some time.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Leckhampstead SP 727380 West end of north aisle of church.
Maid’s Moreton SO 707351 In churchyard north-west of tower.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
St Ives TL 311714 On quay between museum and churchyard.
DERBYSHIRE
Hazelwood SK 328460 West side of church porch.
Hognaston SK 236506 West side of church porch.
Kirk Breton SK 269502 North-west corner of church tower.
Tissington SK 177521 South end of toilets by cycle trail.
DORSET
Durlston SZ 035772 North side of kiosk on south side of castle.
Gaulter Gap SY 910788 Outside west wall of toilets.
Studland SZ 036825 SE corner of church hall, SW of church.
Studland Bay SZ 034835 Outside west end of toilets.
West Lulworth SY 823808 On north side of church.
Weymouth By roadside at intervals facing Weymouth Bay.
ESSEX 9
Belchamp Walter TL 827407 Beside churchyard gate.
Broomfield TQ 705105 By vestry door at east end of church.
Dedham TM 057331 Under west tower of church.
Dengue TL 989017 Beside churchyard gate.
Fordham TL 928281 West end of church
Great Hallingbury TQ 503174 By south-west corner of porch of church.
Hatfield Broad Oak TQ 546166 By south-west corner of porch of church
Hatfield Peverel TQ 798110 By churchyard wall 70 metres east of church.
Little Hallingbury TQ 503174 Beside church.
Little Totham TL 884103 West end of church.
Rivenhall TL 828178 Beside churchyard gate.
St Lawrence TL 966043 South side of church.
Steeple TL 934030 NE corner of church.
Tillingham TL 993038 West part of churchyard.
Wormingford TL 932323 West side of church porch.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 12
Alderley ST 769909 West wall of churchyard, near gateway.
Bishop’s Cleeve SO 961278 North & south sides of church.
Chipping Campden SP 145395 NE corner of church.
Dorn SP 203340 Recess in boundary wall of garden by road.
Dowdeswell SP 001199 SE corner of churchyard, near gate.
Eastington SO 782058 North side of church.
Landsdown ST 719695 Woodland corner by Cotswold Way.
North Nibley ST 742967 Road side of house, labelled free use.
Painswick SO 869109 Corner of house by cemetery gate.
Selsley SO 829038 Wall by road east of churchyard gate
Stanton SP 069343 Beside churchyard gate from main street.
Stoke Orchard SO 916282 By gate, NW corner of churchyard.
Tormarton ST 769789 North side of church, near east end.
Tredingon SO 905296 In hedge by churchyard gateway.
Twyning SO 894360 West of north porch of church
Wotton-under-Edge ST 760934 East side of church porch.
HAMPSHIRE 2
East Meon SU 680223 NW corner of church
Winchfield SU 758536 West of church
HEREFORDSHIRE 10
Bredwardine SO 335445 North side of church, east of tower.
Coddington SO 718427 South side of church, west of porch.
Colwall SO 739 423 on church side of Ale House
Eastnor SO 731372 On post near church NE corner.
Elton SO 45710 On fence near NE corner of church.
Holmer SO 505425 SE corner of south porch of church.
Madley SO 420388 North side of church, east of porch.
Mathon SO 734458 North of lychgate, near church east end.
Peterchurch SO 345385 South side of church, by tower.
Stretton Sugwas SO 459420 North side of church.
Upper Sapey SO 684637 On gatepost of churchyard gateway.
KENT 25
Addington TQ 654589 Beside churchyard gate.
Ash TR 287584 West side of church north porch.
Aylesford TQ 730590 North side of church.
Bapchild TQ 927630 Near NE entrance of churchyard.
Barham TR 210500 By SW corner of church.
Bishopsbourne TR 188527 Churchyard wall, near lychgate.
Boughton TR 047586 South side of church.
Chevening TQ 489577 North side of church.
Ditton TQ 710580 Beside churchyard gate.
Elmstone TR 261602 By SW corner of church.
Hastlingleigh TR 102445 By west porch of church.
Kingston TR 198513 By churchyard gateway.
Knockholt TQ 468589 South side of chancel of church.
Leybourne TQ 689589 Near churchyard entrance.
Petham TR 130512 South side of church.
Platt TQ 622570 Behind buttress, south side of church.
Ryarsh TQ 672590 Beside churchyard gate.
Seal TQ 550570 North-east corner of church.
Seal Chart TQ 573553 Beside churchyard gate.
Selling TR 039569 NE corner of church
Tunstall TQ 896619 In corner of porch, south side of church.
Upper Hardres TR 153508 By SW corner of church.
Westberg TR 192610 Beside churchyard entrance.
West Malling TQ 679575 South side of church.
Womenswold TR 227507 By south porch of church.
NORFOLK 4
Clenchworth 689192 To south of south porch of church.
Loddon TM 364988 By north-west corner of church
Thurlton TM 417983 By western gateway of churchyard.
Tilney All Saints 568180 By gate opposite church west doorway.
LEICESTERSHIRE
Foxton SP 699898 North aisle of church, beside porch.
Loughborough SK 538200 North side of chancel of church.
Lubenham SK 705871 East wall of church.
Smeeton Westerby SK 677927 West wall of church.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1
Brackley SP 592373 Beside south-east corner of church.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2
Normanton-on-Soar SK 519209 Left of churchyard entrance.
Sutton Bonington SK 508250 Vestry doorway, north side of church.
OXFORDSHIRE 4
Abingdon SU 499970 Recess in building to south of church.
Church Hanborough SP 423133 To south of cemetery gateway.
Combe SP 414159 Beside churchyard gateway.
Eynsham SP 433092 South side of church, near SW corner.
Henley-on-Thames SU 765822 In park beside Thames Path.
Rotherfield Greys SU 727823 On south-east corner of church.
Stonesfield SP 394171 NW corner of church.
Stratton Audley SP 608259 North-west corner of church.
SHROPSHIRE 2
Chelmarsh SO 721879 On wall near churchyard lychgate.
Condover SJ 494058 West side of west tower of church.
Knowbury SO 571753 West wall of NE vestry of church.
Morville SO 670939 By field-gate to SW of church.
Oldbury (Bridgnorth) SO 711920 Beside churchyard gate.
Whitton SO 576728 In box west of church western end..
SOMERSET 8
Compton Bishop ST 396554 West end of church tower.
Compton Martin ST 542568 Lane east side, 160m WSW church.
Kilmersdon ST 696524 NW corner of church.
Lullington ST 784520 West of church porch.
Ubley ST 529587 West end of churchyard.
Winscombe ST 412566 West of north porch of church.
Wrington ST 468628 By north gate of churchyard.
Yatton ST 431655 South side of church, near east end.
SUFFOLK 11
Ashbocking TM 170545 By churchyard gate.
Barham TM 137510 By seat to west of church.
Bredfield TM 269530 North side of room north of church.
Cockfield TL 90450 North-east corner of church.
Great Bricett TM 039507 Corner by churchyard gate.
Great Finborough TM 013579 By churchyard SE gateway.
Grundisburgh TM 223511 West of church tower.
Hasketon TM 251511 Near porch, and also by gateway
Henley TM 159514 North side of churchyard.
Kersey TM 003440 Beside churchyard gate.
Nettlestead TM 089495 Beside churchyard gate
Pettistree TM 299550 Churchyard gate near church tower.
Wickham Market TM 303559 In box on north side of church.
SURREY 1
Purford TQ 039583 West end of church.
SUSSEX 2
Houghton TQ 020116 Beside churchyard gate.
Upper Beeding TQ 197093 By path between R. Adur and A283.
WARWICKSHIRE 5
Meriden SP 252816 By churchyard gate & on church NW corner.
Northfield SP 026794 West side of rooms on north side of church.
Offchurch SP 359657 NE corner of churchyard, by gate.
Stoneleigh SP 331726 SE corner of church.
Wootton Wawen SP 154633 By porch of church.
WALES 2
Crickhowell SO 216184 Near gate to southern part of churchyard.
Maentwrog SH 664346 By side of path from lychgate to church.
WORCESTERSHIRE 20
Badsey SP 071431 North side of chancel of church.
Bretforton SP 093439 West side of north porch of church.
Broadway SP 095374 South side of St Michael’s church.
Clifton-upon-Teme SO 715615 North side of tower of church.
Cropthorne SP 000451 West side of south porch of church.
Dodderhill (Droitwich) SO 902637 North side of church
Eastham SO 657688 NW corner of church.
Grimley SO 836607 West side of churchyard south gateway.
Hampton SP 030431 Separate cemetery east of churchyard.
Hanley Castle SO 839424 West side of north porch of church.
Hanley Swan SO 810428 Under box to east of churchyard gate.
Hanley Swan SO 812437 Wall of house, north side of R.C. church.
Heightington SO 751704 By Worcestershire Way, opposite farm.
Knighton-upon-Teme SO 634699 By lychgate of churchyard.
Leigh SO 784534 Beside churchyard gateway.
Little Malvern SO 777404 On wall close to church entrance.
Martin Hussingtree SO 877597 South side of church.
Martley SO 756599 On south-east corner of church.
Ribbesford SO 787740 Beside churchyard main entrance.
Ripple SO 878377 By west wall of north transept of church.
Stoulton SO 906498 In box by east end of church.
Suckley SO 721517 On wall at east side of churchyard.
Tenbury Wells SO 595684 By NW corner of church tower
Welland SO 797400 South side of church, east of porch-tower.
West Malvern SO 764461 West wall of vestry, south side of church.
YORKSHIRE: EAST 2
Kirkburn SE 980551 In box by churchyard lychgate.
Sancton SE 900395 On building, south side of churchyard.
YORKSHIRE: NORTH 1
Wighill SE 473466 NE corner of church.
YORKSHIRE: SOUTH 8
BIrkin SE 531266 Beside churchyard entrance.
Braithwell SK 530947 By south wall of tower of church.
Burghwallis SE 537120 Beside churchyard entrance.
Loughton-en-le-Morthen SK 516882 SW corner of church.
South Anston SK 520837 SE corner of church.
Throapham SK 523876 Beside churchyard gateway.
Wadworth SK 568970 By west wall of south aisle of church.
Womersley SE 520190 East of north transept of church, by bins.
YORKSHIRE: WEST 3
Adel SE 275403 North side of church.
Collingham SE 390461 NE corner of church, under box.
Walton SE 441479 SW corner of church.