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St Piran’s is the parish church of Perranzabuloe was situated just outside the village of Perranporth following the demise of the previous church which succumbed to the encroachment of sand.

For over 1300 years Pershore Abbey has been a centre for Christian worship and life, from its early beginnings as a Saxon monastery to today.

Perth Cathedral was the first to be built in Britain after the Reformation and stands on ground that originally formed part of the Blackfriars Monastery and is dedicated to St Ninian, the first name we know in the Christian history of Scotland.

Founded as a monastic community in 654AD, the cathedral became one of the most significant medieval abbeys in the country, the burial place of two queens and the scene of Civil War upheavals.

This Georgian church and its bucolic setting hasn’t changed significantly since it was shown in Turner’s view from Richmond Hill of 1820.

The unique church of St Nicholas, just 15 yards from the shingle beach at Pett Level, was until 1935, the home of the Life Saving Rocket Launcher for the Coastguard.

Fine example of a rural parish Kirk, with outstanding views across open countryside.

Panoramic views and peace outside, a host of surprises inside, including box pews, a gallery, ornate ironwork, Jacobean pulpit and very fine painted glass windows.

Above the porch door is a chiro stone lozenge found on site in the 1860s which dates from 350-400AD, the Christian faith has been here for more than 1600 years!

St James’s church, built by Sir Christopher Wren, was consecrated in 1684, towards the end of the most turbulent century in England’s religious history.

Pickering’s parish church is famous for its stunning medieval wall paintings.

This rural church contains extensive wall paintings that were hidden from view until a bomb dropped nearby in World War Two, disturbing the plaster, which was removed, revealing the medieval wall paintings.