The UK is filled with genuinely gobsmacking, historically significant . One of these is thought to be the oldest wooden building in Europe. Great British Architecture on describes St Andrew's Greensted - a mile west of Chipping Ongar town centre in - as England's equivalent of the Stave church, a medieval wooden version of the religious structure once common across north-western Europe, albeit "maybe not as architecturally impressive". The expert added that St Andrew's is "a very special building".

"Seldom does one come across a wooden church, let alone one this old," the content creator said. "And to believe that this little humble structure managed to survive destruction or rebuilding in the past millennia is remarkable; especially with it being so close to London! Despite coming at the cost of destroying parts of the original Anglo Saxon building, I love the different layers of architectural history on display at Greensted."

The enthusiast also emphasised the structure's variety in colour, as its white tower and red brick chancel "really compliment the dark oak nave".

The interior was heavily restored in the 19th century, but the Victorian work preserved the building, as well as added its own "beautiful details".

The National Churches Trust says St Andrew's is the oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest stave-built timber structure in Europe.

The oldest part of the church is thought to date from the 500s, as excavations undertaken in the chancel in 1960 revealed the existence of two timber structures built in the 6th and 7th centuries.

Visitors can see 51 timber planks dating from about 1060.

The body of St Edmund, who was the King of East Anglia and England's first patron saint martyred in 869AD, rested in the church in 1013 on its way to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.

St Andrew's oldest grave lies adjacent to the entrance to the church, and is that of a 12th-century Crusader, who is believed to have been a bowman.

The yard contains the war graves of three soldiers of World War 1 and an airman of World War 2.

In addition, several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs - a group of early 19th-century trade union activists from Dorset who were deported to Australia - worshipped at the church.

In 1839, one of them, James Brine, married Elizabeth Standfield, the daughter of another of the martyrs there. The marriage register entry is still available to view by the public.