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Our beautiful church is known as Barnsley’s 'hidden gem' (as described by John Betjeman).

This Grade I Norman church has some stones used in its construction which indicate an earlier Saxon church on this site.

Although the first reference to a church here is from the early 12th century the oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century.

Financed largely by the Ridgway family, the church occupies a prominent position overlooking Horwich and is a noted landmark in the area.

Memories of the High Sheriff of Suffolk.

Set on the Llyn Peninsula, St Mary is medieval in origin but the font is the only survivor of this age, a roughly hewn monolith in brown stone, painted white on its inner face, almost sunk into the shaft beneath.

An attractive late Victorian church, originally intended as a dual purpose school and chapel.

It is unusual enough to see a church with both a tower and a steeple (there are only three in England) but this church is unique in having them placed at the same end.

The church building was consecrated in 1848 to a design by the architect William Wallen and has been altered over the years.

The earliest reference to a church in Cawthorne can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, the current church is the third to stand on this site.

St Mary's is the civic church of Barnsley and provides a place of worship, peace and quiet in the town centre.

A modest temporary structure adapted from an agricultural use. It has an intimate charm.