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Escape to this tranquil valley of the North York Moors and discover the impressive ruins of one of England's most powerful Cistercian monasteries.

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.

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

Said to be the smallest active church in Yorkshire, and one of the smallest in Britain, St James is a Grade II listed building.

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.

Standing alone in a valley, surrounded by its quiet churchyard with a backdrop of woodland, St Gregory's looks ancient, and it is.

St Oswald's is essentially a 12th century church that was extensively rebuilt and restored in Victorian times but still has the chancel arch and font remaining from the original Norman church.

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.