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This oldest parts of this church date from the 13th century, when a simple rectangular building with a tower was erected on the hillside.

St Aelhaiarn (also spelled Aelhaearn) was a 6th century saint, and as with many of the early Welsh saints, he was a member of the aristocracy, the son of one of the Welsh princes.

Built in 1958 by the architects Broadhead and Royle who wrote ‘the style stems from the early Christian columned halls of the 4th century but cannot be honestly placed in any historical style other than mid 20th century'.

This is a story of two halves, the first half is about St Leonard's detached tower, which, after examination of is timbers by dendrochronology can be dated very accurately to the winter of 1195-6.

The parish was created in 1883 from land formerly belonging to the parish of Gedling and the church itself was consecrated in 1885.

This medieval church, standing in the grounds of Croft Castle has the most delightful 16th century bell turret with its ogee shaped cupola and rare single-hand clock.

A thousand years of history steeped in the stones and mortar of this medieval gem of a church.

The first church on this site was erected in 1140.

Daresbury and its church are most well known because of the connection with Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, world famous as Lewis Carroll, who was born here in 1832 and baptised in the church.