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A visit to see this masterpiece of the Decorated style is an exceptional experience.

The church of St Andrew is situated in the centre of the village on a hill top opposite the Swan Inn, it was consecrated in 630 and still retains many Saxon and later Norman elements.

The church is an ambitious and self-confident Gothic style building by G B Cox, erected between the wars and finished in 1934.

St Augustine is the only one of Hedon's three medieval churches to survive, the oldest part dating from 1190.

St Michael's embodies an architectural history typical of the English parish church: Anglo-Saxon foundations; a Norman nave, tower and chancel; aisles of the 13th century; and sensitive reworking at the end of the 19th century.

Escape to this tranquil valley of the North York Moors and discover the impressive ruins of one of England's most powerful Cistercian monasteries.

Built in 1726, the church commands extensive views across the Lyth valley towards the distant Lakeland fells and Morecambe Bay.

See the unique large late Medieval wall painting of the life of St Christopher pre and post conversion in this gem of a round tower church standing in wild flower rich churchyards.

The first view one has of the village is that of the tower of the greenstone church of St Margaret with its dominating red clock. Created in 1787 by horologist Edmund Howard, the long drop clock is truly a remarkable piece of engineering.

All Saints is an impressive sight. A maypole stands in Church Street and is a rare survival, the tradition of the maypole goes back to the 17th century and May Day continues to be celebrated by the village.

Burned during the Glyndwr risings in 1401, St Stephen's is a church with a history to rival any castle, , with a rare surviving medieval rood screen and possibly the oldest organ in the UK.

Pretty flint built medieval church sited in a lovely churchyard in the centre of a Suffolk village.