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A vibrant, peaceful and welcoming church surrounded by beautiful countryside which has been a place of christian worship for over 500 years.

St Edmund's is a rare example of a 13th century pilgrim's chapel and is also the home of a new gallery.

This Grade I church is cruciform, mainly 13th and 14th century, with a spire originally constructed in 1510.

The only remaining 'Five Mile' chapel which has been used for worship since 1661.

The church is placed on a small rise.

St Joseph's is the principal church of the parish, located in the town centre.

Jarrow was one of the first places to be invaded by the Vikings, who eventually colonised the North East, and home of the Venerable Bede, a scholar, monk and writer, known as the Father of English History.

According to Pevsner, ‘the stateliest church of its time in the county’. Reordered in 1722 on an ancient site, it has many interesting features relating to its history from then until today.