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Dating back to the 12th century, the magnificent monastic church that survived the dissolution of this Benedictine Abbey.

The cluster of seven Burnham parishes can be confusing, but each church (one a ruin) is distinctive; St Mary's has one of East Anglia's many round towers.

St Stephens welcomes all, situated in the oldest part of the village.

St Adelwold’s is unusual as there are two churches situated within one churchyard.

St Mary’s church dates from Saxon times, has an exquisite reredos and altar rail, and is one of the 33 Suffolk churches with a round tower.

Built around 1850 by architect Joseph Hansom with apse chancel in an unfussy and restrained Victorian gothic style.

A small monastic establishment is believed to have existed at Alkborough just prior to the Norman Conquest and the church tower is thought to be of Anglo Saxon origin dating back to 1052.

St Bart's is a grade I medieval church with 13th century wall paintings, 15th century box pewsand a crypt with tales of being used as a prison; it's the birthplace of Taverner and Jane Austin's cousin was Rector.

St Mary church was built c1200 in the Early English style and still has on one of the original window sills scroll work from this era.

A late Georgian independent chapel, surrounding by fields and farms on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border which was founded in 1816 by farm workers at the nearby Martin Top Farm.

St Nicholas is built of chalk and ironstone and has some interesting scorch marks on the walls, believed to be the result of the church being ‘fired’ by marauding Danes.

The church that serves this beautiful little village in Lincolnshire has a fascinating tower showing many stages of the building’s history and is situated in a quiet lane, perched on a precarious slope.