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Although there has been a church on this site for over 600 years, the building has been altered several times and what you see today is essentially a 14th century tower with a Victorian nave and apse.

St Nicholas has been at the centre of the community of Thorne for around 1000 years, remains found in the area show that Thorne became a settlement in Anglo Saxon times.

Little is known about the early history of the church.

The name Barnack is synonymous with a particularly fine building stone. and it was used in hundreds of buildings in this area and much further afield, transported by boat on the Welland, Nene and other rivers.

There has been a Christian church on this site since at least 633 AD, as recorded by the Veneral Bede who mentioned that there was a church and a priest during the time of the Battle of Hatfield in that same year.

The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. A church of some kind has stood here on this site for over 1,000 years.

St Peter’s is a simple, but beautiful building at least 900 years old! It has the great attraction of being a quiet village church in the countryside although it is so close to Hull.

St Andrew’s serves a village of approximately 1200 people. It is a well loved and well used building, with a very active congregation.