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The church was built in 1855-56 as a chapel of ease to serve the miners of Thomas North’s colliery at Babbington.

With its stark white walls and impressive high dome the outside of this building tempts visitors to explore further.

The delightful conservation village of Cold Overton lies on a ridge close to the Rutland border, where the church originates from the 12th century with its medieval wall paintings and stone carvings.

The Domesday Survey of 1086 records 'In Braduelle there is a church and a priest'.

Step back in time at this unique and beautiful village church, almost certainly built in Anglo Saxon times, during the early 11th century and this building forms the nave of the current church.

Founded as a monastic community in 654AD, the cathedral became one of the most significant medieval abbeys in the country, the burial place of two queens and the scene of Civil War upheavals.

Come and explore our beautiful, almost untouched, example of a medieval parish church.

Welcome to our church of St Columba & St Kentigem. It may not be what you are used to seeing in this country, because our community belongs to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

This lovely church is 12th century, the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) as Austin.

The foundation stone of the church was laid in November 1934 and the church consecrated on 15th February 1936.

In Roman times Castor was part of a large complex centred around Durobrivae, a little to the southwest at Water Newton, Castor Ware is a well known Roman product.

The church and its chantry chapel date from the 13th century, the chapel contains nationally important alabaster tombs.