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The Benedictine Priory at Blyth was established by Roger de Busli in 1088, the first monastery in Nottinghamshire.

St Nicholas church was begun in 1087 and is believed to be the oldest church in Rutland.

A giant splinter of masonry clings to the side of the church here. Apart from the north aisle, which has been the parish church since the 15th century, it is all that remains of the great abbey church and its buildings that once stood on this site.

The bell tower of the church was built between 1080 and 1090, probably on the site of an earlier Saxon church.

A church existed on this site in the 13th century, originally as a chapel of ease.

A small monastic establishment is believed to have existed at Alkborough just prior to the Norman Conquest and the church tower is thought to be of Anglo Saxon origin dating back to 1052.

A handsome old church.

A church is recorded in Domesday Book in the village while there exists evidence for an older Christian heritage, visitors are welcome in the church, to enjoy its tranquillity and explore the features that illuminate its past.

Inside, the greatest treasure of the church is its font cover that was made in the 17th century.

A Georgian independent chapel in a picturesque setting, Christ Church overlooks the pond in the centre of the East Yorkshire village of Swanland.