the church of england parish church is called st michael's sir walter raleigh mentions the church of "tevont evias" in his "discoverie of guiana" (1596), in connexion with the ley family. the chancel contains a notable monument in the form of three horizontal male figures, representing 16th century members of the ley family, which owned the manor of teffont evias from 1545 until 1652. the church's parish registers survive in the wiltshire and swindon history centre for the following dates: christenings 1684–1991, marriages 1701–1994, burials 1683–1991.