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In medieval days the parish of Godstone stretched for eleven miles along the Roman Road from Marden Park in the north to Felbridge in the south, at no point was it more than two miles wide.

A hermit’s hut, chapel or church has stood on this site for at least 1500 years, and St Sampson’s lies on the ancient Saints Way along which many of the Celtic Saints came from Padstow to Fowey, thus avoiding a perilous sea route around Land’s End.

St Mary's is unusual in that is has two main parts, the older is a typically 15th century village church dating from 1228 and the later is the new 20th century nave and sanctuary.

The church was built by the 2nd Viscount Halifax, keen to inspire the local community and encourage their spiritual wellbeing.

A Christus sculpture, by Peter Eugene Ball, hangs above the nave.

Completed in 1975 the church is shaped like the prow of a ship.

A very friendly 'free' church.

The chapel dates from 1724, together with a small hospital building, and the almshouses which form the three sided courtyard with St Bartholomew's chapel in the centre,

A medieval church in the heart of the Lincolnshire countryside.

The church commands a prime position on a beautiful tree lined site in a prosperous suburb a short walk from Gosforth High Street where there are shops, cafes and amenities.

St Mary's has been an important religious site since the 8th century.

A beautiful church, over 200 years old but on a very old site dating back to Saxon times.