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On the lanes just south of Shelton, Hardwick's little church is a contrast to its elegant neighbour.

Situated in the beautiful valley of Dentdale, Cumbria yet within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this Grade II building was originally built as a meeting house by the Society of Friends in 1701.

Just one mile east of the tourist hotspot of Lavenham, St Mary’s possesses hidden gems with the earliest and finest set of altar wall paintings in England (according to experts).

An inspiring place of pilgrimage for centuries and visited by St Winifred en route from Holywell to Gwytherin, where she would become abbess and end her life.

The townsfolk of Hatfield Broad Oak wanted a church as big as a monastery, so that is what they built!

St Nicholas’ church, mainly 15th and 16th century, is possibly on an 8th century site (probably pre-Norman) with a 60ft tower built in the 14th century.

Rural church with imposing tower and spire, a landmark and can be seen from afar.

The earliest parts of St Bartholomew are 13th century, including a stair turret and a number of lancet windows, notably in the chancel.

St Helen's overshadows St Nicolas at Abingdon in the same way that the town's old abbey church must have overshadowed St Helen's in its day.

Memories of the High Sheriff of Suffolk.

Whites and blues dominate the colour scheme and there are ogee arches everywhere.

Sited in a scenic location in the Yorkshire Dales, with a view up the Stainmore pass through the high Pennines, it sits almost equidistant between the market towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond; at the heart of the community of Hutton Magna.