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The historic parish of Gwynfe itself has remained an agricultural area accessed only by narrow country roads.

St Benedict’s is a charming small church on an ancient site, part of which dates to the 12th century with well preserved 15th century vaulted ceiling paintings.

Built in 1792 on a Greek cross plan, this huge structure stands on the site of the old church of St Augustine, dating back to 1275.

A warm welcome awaits you at this beautiful Victorian Gothic church with fine carved woodwork situated in peaceful surrounding among trees and parkland of Hackthorn Hall, overlooking the lake.

St Mark’s Hadlow Down was consecrated in 1836, and rebuilt just before the First World War.

Likely the Minster Church founded by King Cnut in 1020, St Botolph boasts the oldest working door in the country.

Small Victorian village church.

It is believed that Holy Trinity is one of the 'four voices of four hamlets round... the merry, merry bells of Yule' found within the poem 'In Memorium AHH' by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Holy Trinity has Saxon origins but the current building was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1859 the church was extensively altered by Victorian architect James Fowler.

The church stands in the grounds of the Hall, which was and still is the home of the Heneage family and the chancel and north chapel contain an unparalleled and virtually unbroken sequence of family monuments dating from the 15th century.

An astonishing little church lost in time.

A magnificent church on a grand scale.

The 'Mother Church' for the district of Calderdale, open daily for prayer, worship, events and to visit - everyone is welcome to our 900 year old church!