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Great Walshingham is much smaller than its neighbour Little Walshingham, which gets all the attention because of the shrine and other buildings associated with Our Lady of Walshingham.

There is evidence of a church on this site in Saxon times, consecrated on the 29th September 998, of which nothing now remains.

Come and visit 'The Iron Church', a simple structure with a bell tower and a south porch and stands high above the villages of Askam and Ireleth.

St Michael & All Angels was built in 1835 and donated as ‘a gift to the people of the place’ by the Lord of the Manor, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland.

A place of worship for over a thousand years in an elevated setting looking over Kent orchards.

It is believed that the first church was built on Roman foundations in the late 7th or early 8th century.

St Peter's is an outstanding example of the decorated style of architecture, with its warm red sandstone and distinctive shingled spire and clay tiled roof, an unusual feature in the Lake District.

Chopped off from its village by the main Ipswich trunk road Stratford's church is perhaps best first viewed from the quiet lane.

Ancient and quietly awe inspiring in its simplicity; the remote location, the silence inside, the slight smell of damp and the obvious centuries of use speak of a village that has retained its identity for many generations.

Although Great Snoring is actually smaller than Little Snoring, its church is bigger and less rustic, reminding us quietly that it was once grander.

It can't have been easy being a Roman Catholic in Brixham for it was here, in 1688 that the protestant King William of Orange landed with 35,000 troops to begin the march on London which ended hopes of a catholic succession.

Tillingham's grassy square is lined with weather boarded cottages and a pub with the church sitting back a little to become an integral part of the village scene.