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Preston, the priests farm, was also known formerly as Preston juxta Northampton and Preston Juxta Piddington, it is first referred to in the Domesday Book (1086) as Prestone.

A beautiful historic church, set on top of an early medieval ringed fort, with its distinctive round tower, the church was built by the people of the parish in 1885-7.

The Pales Quaker Meeting House was built in 1717 and has been in continuous use as a place of worship since that time, the thatched building and attached cottage are Grade II* listed buildings and the adjacent graveyard has been in use since the mid 1600s.

The church is at the south end of the village adjacent to Eydon Hall, and oddly, both it and the hall post date this fascinating village.

Sitting on top of the hill, just across the road from Canons Ashby House, this church is looked after by the National Trust, it is a fragment of the west end of the nave of the Augustinian Priory founded around 1150.

St Mary’s is a beautiful church, in a beautiful setting and many people come from far and wide to enjoy the building, its history, and its sense of peace and tranquillity.

There are strong echoes of the famous octagon of nearby Ely Cathedral in the silhouette of St Andrew's, proudly set on its ridge and visible for miles across the Fens.

A Grade II* listed village church of golden local Edge Hill stone, peaceful and welcoming and with several unexpected features!

Well done if you have got here, the church is tucked away in the estate village that lies behind Courteenhall Hall.

A fine example of a medieval church with later alterations and additions, St Mary’s is light and attractive and includes a lady chapel and two notable memorials.

The earliest part of St Michael's is the 12th century nave.

The present Gothic style church was built by Fr John Lynch and finished in 1860, the bell tower with its 37 hundred weight bell was added in 1908.