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There is no record of first consecration but there is documentary evidence that in 1170 Thomas Beckett confirmed income to the Priory of Tywardreath.

The church is thought to date from the reign of Henry III.

Holy Trinity is surrounded by farm land and lies close to the ruined 12th century Millom Castle, once home to the venerable Huddleston family, royalists whose property Cromwell's troops damaged during the Civil War.

A church was first established on this site in the aftermath of the Dissolution of the Monasteries when Cartmel Priory was dissolved as part of the Henrician Reformation and a chapel was built on the present site using materials from Cartmel around 1537.

The village church of St Winwaloe is said to be one of the oldest in Cornwall and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Built in 1726, the church commands extensive views across the Lyth valley towards the distant Lakeland fells and Morecambe Bay.

Founded in 1504 and Grade I listed this peaceful church is tucked away on the Fell, surrounded by a graveyard rich with wildflowers, the interior contains unusual box pews, a triple decker pulpit and stained glass both ancient and modern.

The church is probably the most impressive in Wensleydale with a battlemented tower, nave and chancel.

A church that in splendid isolation in a coastal setting, it can be seen for miles in every direction, with a fascinating mediaeval history, including a mysterious legend.

Set in the heart of Wensleydale and built in the Decorated Gothic style, St Matthew's displays the only public clock in the market town of Leyburn.