<sod>'''St Peter's Church''' is the [[parish church]] of the [[village]] of [[Petersham, London|Petersham]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]. It is part of the [[Anglican Diocese of Southwark|Diocese of Southwark]] in the [[Church of England]]. The main body of the church building dates from the 16th century, although parts of the chancel are 13th century and evidence in [[Domesday Book]] suggests that there may have been a church on the site in Saxon times. [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] and [[Bridget Cherry]]  describe it as a "church of uncommon charm... [whose] interior is well preserved in its pre-Victorian state".<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=[[The Buildings of England]]&nbsp;– London 2: South | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | author=[[Bridget Cherry|Cherry, Bridget]] and [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]] | year=1983 | location=London | pages=514-515 | isbn=0 14 0710 47 7}}</ref>  The church, which is [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]],<ref name=Listing>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1065334|desc=Parish Church of St Peter}}</ref>  includes Georgian [[box pews]], a two-decker pulpit made in 1796,<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner"/> and a display of the royal arms of the [[House of Hanover]], installed in 1810.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hasler|first=Charles|title=The Royal Arms&nbsp;— Its Graphic And Decorative Development| publisher=Jupiter Books|date=1980|page=236|ISBN=978-0904041200}}</ref> Several notable people are buried in the churchyard, which includes some Grade II-listed tombs.<eod>
<sod>'''St Peter's Church''' is the [[parish church]] of the [[village]] of [[Petersham, London|Petersham]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]. It is part of the [[Anglican Diocese of Southwark|Diocese of Southwark]] in the [[Church of England]]. The main body of the church building dates from the 16th century, although parts of the chancel are 13th century and evidence in [[Domesday Book]] suggests that there may have been a church on the site in Saxon times. [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] and [[Bridget Cherry]]  describe it as a "church of uncommon charm... [whose] interior is well preserved in its pre-Victorian state".<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=[[The Buildings of England]]&nbsp;– London 2: South | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | author=[[Bridget Cherry|Cherry, Bridget]] and [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]] | year=1983 | location=London | pages=514-515 | isbn=0-14-0710-47-7}}</ref>  The church, which is [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]],<ref name=Listing>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1065334|desc=Parish Church of St Peter}}</ref>  includes Georgian [[box pews]], a two-decker [[pulpit]] made in 1796,<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner"/> and a display of the royal arms of the [[House of Hanover]], installed in 1810.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hasler|first=Charles|title=The Royal Arms&nbsp;— Its Graphic And Decorative Development| publisher=Jupiter Books|date=1980|page=236|ISBN=978-0904041200}}</ref> Several notable people are buried in the churchyard, which includes some Grade II-listed tombs.<eod>