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Standing on a mound in the centre of the village our church is an unknown gem, here are intriguing masons marks, a 1498 incised slab, a 1595 brass and a medieval altar stone.

St Matthew's is a prominent Gothic building in the centre of Northowram village, retaining its original external character and detail.

A large 14th and 15th century church with a slightly earlier tower impressively placed at the edge of the village near Norton Hall formerly a seat of the Knightley family and in the 19th century Beriah Botfield, the bibliophile.

Garrison church to Norton Barracks and the Worcestershire Regiment the church underwent major restoration and rebuilding by W J Hopkins and Ewan Christian in 1875/76.

An early 14th century village church in the middle of the country, might this perhaps have been where Robin Hood could have rode the glen, or Ivanhoe hunted boar, or Richard III marched his men, can you hear the monkeys at the nearby zoo?

The first Christian converts were baptised in the River Derwent in 627 AD by St Paulinus, one of the second batch of Roman missionary monks sent by Pope Gregory to convert Britain.

Norton was once the first parish in Derbyshire encountered by Sheffielders on the road south, just imagine the London coach toiling up Derbyshire Lane! Seen from Graves Park it still appears in a rural setting.

This chapel was built in 1864 and extended in 1884.

The history of St Laurence has been bound up with Southwell Minster for almost one thousand years.

All Saints is one of the five ringing towers in Norwich.

Unearth over 900 years of history and explore the awe inspiring Cathedral, view fascinating exhibitions, enjoy the Refectory café and experience the tranquillity of the Herb and Japanese Gardens.