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The church of St Mary dates from 1150. It is believed to have been built by the masons that were employed by the castle and whether this is true or not what is certain is that it is the place where they would have worshiped.

St Mary's has been an important religious site since the 8th century.

Grade I listed building containing some fine stone carving in chancel and beautiful stained glass windows.

One of the oldest churches on the Isle of Man, said to be where Christianity first reached the Manx shores.

Set close to Bowes Castle and surrounded by trees the small, low church, dating from the 12th century is easy to miss, but is well worth a visit.

Sited in a scenic location in the Yorkshire Dales, with a view up the Stainmore pass through the high Pennines, it sits almost equidistant between the market towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond; at the heart of the community of Hutton Magna.

Come and walk up the aisle of our beautiful and peaceful church and learn about the lives of the inhabitants of Brough under Stainmore.

Asby is an ancient parish, the original church building can be traced back to before the Norman Invasion with the new church built on the same site in 1866.

Old Kirk Braddan houses several Celtic and Norse crosses from the period 800-1265.

Built 1150-1250, although of Saxon origin, which is associated with John Wyclif and contains more medieval stained glass than anywhere else in County Durham, with the exception of the Cathedral.

The smallest church near the deepest lake and the highest mountain in England.

The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.