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Elmstead is little more than a group of farms clustered round their church on the North Downs.

St Peter & St Paul is said to be the finest example of Victorian Gothic Revival in Dorset.

For centuries this building, the Cathedral of the Sea, has watched, listened and helped the people of Portsmouth navigate the passage of time. It has witnessed war and peace, famous marriages, been bombed and rebuilt and remains a building of greatness and simple enduring beauty.

Since 1461, the broad street of this busy little town and much of the countryside around has looked up to the elegant pinnacled tower of St Mildred's.

St Margaret's dates from 1250 and in years gone by its prominent position and high tower has made it a landmark for shipping in Bideford Bay.

A very fine Grade I listed church built around 1370 in water meadows, it was originally moated.

The church was built in 1956.

Hayling Island has been a ‘holy’ island since the late Iron Age when an important Celtic shrine was built.

Nestled at the bottom of a hill on the outskirts of the village, St Mary’s church, built of local heathstone is steeped in history.

A haven betwixt a roman walled city, the sea and open countryside.

History, brasses and William Morris tiles.

St Mary's is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century, set back from the village street in a location of extraordinary peace with a view south across the valley.