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This historic, well manicured village in the far north of Hertfordshire has a delightful array of vernacular buildings as a backdrop to its dazzling 14th century church tower.

St Mary's is one of the cradles of English Christianity, built on the site of a wooden Saxon monastery founded in 654 by St Cedd of LIndisfarne (who is buried here).

This tranquil church in a tiny village is the burial place of the 17th century composer Thomas Tomkyns, musician to King Charles I.

St Mary’s church was originally founded in the 7th century and was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The origins of the church go back to 1887 when a preaching station was set up in a house in Faulkner Street, in 1908 a small site was bought in Walker Street and a 'tin tabernacle' was erected as a Congregational Church.

Mursley church is a 14th century Grade II* listed building including monuments to the Fortescue family.

Named by Sir John Betjeman the ‘Cathedral of the Chilterns’, All Saints stands proud on its hill welcoming all visitors and worshippers to enjoy its peace and tranquillity and the beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.

It is thought that the church originated no later than the 9th century, and possibly as early as the 7th century, although there is no mention of the church in the Domesday Book.

The church was founded in 1894 to serve the growing and close-knit population in the area, serving the people who worked in the local industries, which included coal mining, the gas works, the brickworks and the BICC (British Insulated Callender Cables).

St Martin's, designed by George Bodley and completed in 1863, is famous in the area and features excellent examples of preRaphaelite stained glass.

Dedicated to St Chad, who died in AD 672, and listed in the Domesday Book, the outline of the present building dates from the 14th century.