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Founded in 907, the abbey was at first a nunnery then, from 974, a Benedictine Abbey of nuns.

A good vantage point from which to enjoy the setting of this church is the bridge over the Great Ouse.

Reached along a lane that gradually leaves the trappings of the 21st century behind, this church is on a spit of land between two fenland drains that enter the Great Ouse about half a mile away.

The church traces its history back to 1661 when after the Act of Uniformity, Revd William Alleine, who had been appointed to Blandford Parish Church in 1650 was forced to resign his living.

Standing alone in a valley, surrounded by its quiet churchyard with a backdrop of woodland, St Gregory's looks ancient, and it is.

By the main door of this delightful medieval village church you will find a large oak chest with the date 1675 and the initials PB carved on it; who did it belong to?

St Marks was designed by Keble of the Oxford Movement and stands in a wooded glade at the heart of the village of Ampfield.

St Peter & St Paul is arguably the best Georgian church outside London and stands at the very heart of its community.

St Mary the Virgin in Ware is a witness to hundreds of years of prayer and worship.

Sited in a scenic location in the Yorkshire Dales, with a view up the Stainmore pass through the high Pennines, it sits almost equidistant between the market towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond; at the heart of the community of Hutton Magna.