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The village comprises of little more than a row of houses and several farms, the church is on the north side of the road on an easterly slope running down to a small stream at the bottom of the hill, there are numerous footpaths in the area giving access to some good views of the Wolds.

In medieval days the parish of Godstone stretched for eleven miles along the Roman Road from Marden Park in the north to Felbridge in the south, at no point was it more than two miles wide.

The current church was built by ED Rainey of Spilsby in 1838 and replaced an earlier church which had become derelict.

In 739AD Aethelheard, king of the West Saxons, granted land for a monastery. In the early 900’s a cathedral was built, almost certainly of wood.

Occupying a prominent position at the crossroads to the town, one cannot fail to be impressed with St James church, with its memorial to the explorer Sir John Franklin, who was born in the town.

Beautiful Grade II listed church situated in Foots Cray Meadows.

An historic and spiritual gem that speaks to us of the past while continuing to serve the present.

The Breckland town of Mildenhall was well on the way to prosperity by the time of the Norman Conquest.

The church was built in 1747, with later work in the 19th century.

A small rural church, one of the lesser known buildings designed by the architect William Burges and standing in the middle of National Trust farm, common and woodland.

The core of the present church, one of the best surviving Anglo Saxon buildings in West Yorkshire, was built about 1200 years ago, and much remains of the tall narrow Saxon nave and tower.

Open daily, offering an atmosphere of quiet reflection to all visitors, St Mary's is an ancient place of worship dating back to at least 1190.