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An intimate 12th century church noted for its tympanum and other Norman carvings set in a peaceful conservation village on the edge of Rutland Water.

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.

St Julian's is a large cruciform church which stands tucked away in the quaint village of Benniworth.

St Mary's is a small church, crowned by a jaunty timbered framed bell turret with a tiny broach spire.

This attractive church surrounded by hay meadows and views of the Pennines, is a peaceful haven on a popular footpath and close to the Pennine Way and cycle routes.

Built between 1401 and 1405 it is a Grade i listed building and one of the finest example of Perpendicular architecture in the country.

This hilltop church is on a Roman site and replaced a Saxon building in the early 13th century.

Built in 1880 by a local builder using local stone and financed by a local family, St Peter's Martindale is noted for the modern stained glass windows depicting Christian themes, dedicated to past members of the community and other notables.

St Nicholas church was begun in 1087 and is believed to be the oldest church in Rutland.

The inside arcades are 13th century and both are of four bays with low double chamfered arches.

St Mary Magdalene, Leinthall Starkes is known locally as'the church in the field' due to its location half a mile outside the current village down a long sloping grass track.

Our beautiful Norman church is 900 years old in 2023.