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St Peter’s church dates from 14th century, celebrating its 700th anniversary in 2020, and is the oldest building in Portishead; as such, it has witnessed the changes and growth of the town.

A hermitage or small monastic settlement may have existed at Nun Monkton during the Anglian period in Northumbria, prior to the arrival of the Vikings, giving rise to the 'Monkton' part of the village's name.

Our medieval church was originally one of two in the town, St Peter's is now in the custody of English Heritage.

The picture postcard village of Lacock is indelibly linked with the pioneering photographer William Henry Fox Talbot, whose family home was Lacock Abbey.

The Christian community has worshipped continuously on the site occupied by the church for well over 800 years and the first church may have built here in Saxon times, when Bristol first became a port.

The only remaining 'Five Mile' chapel which has been used for worship since 1661.

A Victorian coastal church and the birthplace of St Non, mother of St David, St Ffraid’s church has fascinating connections both ancient and modern.

Early Perpendicular, Grade II listed church and birthplace of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Victorian poet whose father George Clayton Tennyson was rector from 1806 until his death in 1831.

A place of worship has stood on the site for 900 years although the present building, built of local greenstone, is mainly 14th century.

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