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This remarkable Grade I church lies behind Lydiard Park.

Welcome to the parish church of Monks Risborough, the oldest recorded ecclesiastical parish in England.

A delightful church, something of a surprise nestled on a side street in a quiet suburb of a south Wales valleys town, it was built in 1854 in the Gothic style and tells the story of this area, the coal boom on the 19th century which brought workers from all over Wales and a community spirit that is as strong as ever.

A Grade II Listed Non-Conformist Chapel with a remarkable ornate inter-war plaster ceiling and pulpit reredos, with a sense of family mission to the community, true to its roots.

The church was closely connected with Wallingford from Saxon times until 1317 and when the Norman castle of Wallingford was built and its chapel was linked to three churches.

One of the earliest Christian sites in Britain, Dorchester Abbey stands on the site of a 7th century Saxon cathedral.

A church of contrasts with white washed walls in the nave, beautifully painted floral ceilings in Arts & Crafts style fill the side chapels and 16 stained glass windows.

The land on which the church is built is said to have been a holy site since Saxon times, the earliest evidence of a church building on the site is from the 13th century.

The church is attached to the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort, Badminton House and was built in 1785 by Charles Evans, in the style of St Martin in the Fields in miniature.