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Prestwich is not mentioned in the Domesday Book but there is evidence of a church on the site from at least 1200.

A priest and two churches are recorded in Domesday Book for Collingham, however, the present stone church was largely built in the 13th century .

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.

A beautiful, resonant and welcoming church.

The exterior of St Mary's successfully blends elegant Perpendicular lines with rustic stone, partly fieldstone and partly a type of deep golden green sand known as carstone, which came from a nearby quarry known as The Butts.

300 years of history within this unique Presbyterian chapel, with its three tier pulpit and box pews.

See our Norman arches!

St Mary’s church stands on the site of much older places of worship, the first documented place of worship here was established by Sir Robert de Rockley in 1412 as a private chantry chapel.

Possibly the earliest site of known Christian activity in the British Isles; art and architecture from across a millennium that has bourn witness to the faith of this area for millennia.

Look upwards to lift the spirits.

Seion Methodist Chapel was built in 1895 by architects Booth, Chadwick and Porter of Colwyn Bay, in the vernacular style.

Built by Horatio, 3rd Earl Nelson, this Early English style church has been at the heart of our small community for 175 years.