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The church is over 100 years old.

A handsome Victorian church with beautiful stained glass windows, superb stone carvings and a fine altar with a gold mosaic.

It is thought that a wooden church may have existed in Aldbourne as early as the 7th or 8th century and the Domesday Book (1086) records that the church held two hides of land, sufficient for two plough teams, to provide for the church and priest.

There has been a church on this site since 1893 although it was not completed until 1934; during the bombing of World War II it was seriously damaged by fire and when rebuilt in 1957 was reduced in size.

It is known that the present church on the island dates back to the 1400s but it is not known who built the church and why.

The church was first dedicated to St Faith in 1108-14 and although it appears to be largely early 19th century Gothic Revival it is largely of medieval origin with possibly even earlier fabric incorporated.

There has been a chapel on this site since 1835.

St David's is a modern church, built in 1963 by PD Hepworth.

The tall, graceful spire is visible for miles around, it was used by sailors and others returning by boat along the river Great Ouse to the port of St Ives as a welcoming landmark, and it may even have had a lit beacon to aid their way.