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A grant to help fund work including replacing the cramped tea-bar, library and toilet with a spacious kitchen and fully accessible toilet, and to improve energy efficiency and reduce running costs by installing draught-proofing and double/secondary glazing windows.

Rebuilt church set within ancient raised burial ground along pilgrimage route.

The Grade I church has a mainly Perpendicular exterior.

The architect Charles Hansom, designer of fifty Catholic churches in the country and brother of Joseph Aloysius Hansom, the designer of the Hansom cab, regarded St John’s as his best and most rewarding work.

The King of All England, King Edgar was crowned on this site in 973 and the service set the precedent for the coronation of all future Kings and Queens of England including Elizabeth II.

Lacock Abbey is packed with history, starting first as an abbey and nunnery, then became a Tudor family home.

A grade II listed building of grand proportions housing interesting heritage artefacts and stained glass windows.

A 12th century parish church on a small hill overlooking the village, thought to be under the special protection of St Bridget, a 5th century saint from Kildare, with an unusual north facing porch and resplendent with colourful hassocks inside.

This Grade 1 church is noted for its late 13th century Decorated work, described by Betjeman as an architectural gem.

The whole church is, in a way, a memorial to the Watts Russell family whose seat is at nearby Biggin Hall.

Despite being in the busy Nene Valley between Wellingborough and Thrapston, Irthlingborough church seen from the far side of the river retains a timeless and surprisingly isolated quality, its extraordinary tower remains the highest building in the area.

This Grade I church has a late 12th century interior but is externally Perpendicular.