Where is Father Brown filmed?

This is actually in contrast to Chesterton's books, which take place all over the country. But where actually is the on screen version of Father Brown set, and where are the picturesque scenes filmed?

Read on for everything you need to know about the filming locations and setting for Father Brown.

Where is Father Brown set?

Father Brown is set in the picturesque, fictional village of Kembleford, which in the series is located in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

This is in contrast to G K Chesterton's short stories, the source material for the series. In those stories, Brown is at first the priest for the parish of Cobhole in Essex, after which he relocated to London. The stories take place all across England and further afield, following Brown on his travels.

Producer on the show's first season Ceri Meyrick explained the change ahead of the first season airing, saying: "We wanted a sense of place for the audience to come back to every week. Plus, we needed to film near our base in Birmingham.

"The Cotswolds is gloriously beautiful and also, quite easy to film as period, with little in the way of modern buildings. Also, we didn’t have the budget to go to Mexico, New York and all the other places G K sent Father Brown."

Where is Father Brown filmed?

Most of the show's external scenes are shot in and around the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire, with the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Blockley doubling as Father Brown's own church, St Mary's Catholic Church in Kembleford.

Other Gloucestershire locations include the village of Guiting Power, Upper Slaughter, the old hospital in Moreton-in-Marsh, Sudeley Castle and Winchcombe Railway Station, while Ilmington in Warwickshire has also been used.

The series has also filmed at locations in Oxfordshire including Kirtlington Park, Chastleton House, Bloxham School and Broughton Castle.

Ahead of the show's eighth season, which aired in 2020, producer Peter Bullock revealed some of the locations the crew had filmed in for that season. "We’ve been to Kirtlington House in Oxfordshire, Worcester Cathedral, the Cornwell Estate and Upton House.

"We’ve been to the canals in Cropredy, we have shot round our regular locations in Blockley, which is Kembleford itself. We also shoot in standing sets; the presbytery kitchen and study and police station interior, which is in the studio in Evesham. We do quite a good tour of the Cotswolds in 14 weeks of filming."

Father Brown returns on Friday 10th January at 2pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

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