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St Mary's is a fragment of a priory of Cistercian nuns built in the late 12th century.

By the renowned 'rogue' architect EB Lamb in 1851 and described by Pevsner as ‘a veritable riot of forms, perverse and mischievous’, with interesting monuments and stained glass and standing in a tranquil setting in open countryside.

With its sumptuous interior, the church was established on this site in the late 11th century but the current building is 19th century.

This large Perpendicular church was heavily restored in 1847 to 1848.

The church is on the west side of the village, close to open farmland, it is a stern looking building on the outside, refaced in Bath stone in the 19th century, when the church was over thoroughly restored by William Butterfield.

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.

Welcome to St Peter’s, the oldest site of worship in the old county of Westmorland and the building we see today reflects its long and fascinating history.

Fine late 14th century church in lovely rural setting on the Hertfordshire Way.