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Aylesford Priory or 'The Friars' is the home to a small community of Carmelite Friars, who first came here in 1242.

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.

St Michael’s dates from the 13th century with fascinating features including a rare two-manual 19th century pipe organ.

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.

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.

St Nicholas stands on a bend on the A46 and is easily missed, but if you stop you will find a surprisingly beautiful church with Saxon tower, grave markers, Norman font and other ancient features.

The Grade I church is well grouped with the manor house.

Built as a private chapel for the Hibbert family, St Catherine’s has a unique oddity; its furnishings are all older than the building itself.

A church has stood here since 1115, at the centre of a cluster of buildings, including manor house, guild house and rectory, all still surviving.

Wortley is a small village between Sheffield and Huddersfield, and the imposing parish church in the centre of the village serves what is essentially a rural community.

St James is a 12th century church with interesting saddle back tower and Internal décor by famous church architect of the Victorian era George Frederick Bodley.

Only in the Covenhams can you find one village that is really two, having two churches that serve one!