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One of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090, Castle Acre Priory was home to the first Cluniac order of monks in England and the Cluniac love of decoration is still evident in the ruins.

This beautiful Victorian church stands on a hill looking over the village of Birstwith through which runs the river Nidd.

So small in fact it doesn’t appear on some of the larger scale maps, the brick church of St Peter sits peacefully on the hillside of this rural hamlet.

The church is, at the highest point in the village, is on the site of the original church nave and has since been extended and rebuilt.

The church lies in a quiet location amidst fields and woodland on the edge of the small Lakeland village of Underbarrow.

The church holds the old standard and roll of honour of 101 Bomber Squadron based at RAF Ludford, the squadron that suffered the highest number of casualties of any squadron during WWII.

Great Steeping is home to two churches named All Saints and this one, built in 1891 of red brick, is the youngest.

A unique and magnificent Grade I listed building with a wonderful prayerful atmosphere, where visitors are welcome and worship takes place every day.

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

In the centre of the village with fabulous views of the Coniston Old Man which overlooks Coniston Water, the church hails two local heroes in John Ruskin and Dinald Campbell.

From a distance the late medieval flint and flushwork tower is typical of East Anglian country churches, but the surprise on reaching the south side of churchyard is quite the most splendid Norman doorway.

A 12th century rural church situated on farmland in the heart of Norfolk.