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There are no known records of a church before 1087, but Braegesheale is mentioned in an endowment charter dated 1002 of the Abbey of Burton.

Traditional town centre Central Hall with a 1929 'Rank cinema style' frontage and a magnificent fully restored Nicholson & Lord organ which can be heard (or played) by arrangement.

St Matthew’s church has an amazingly rich history and preserved records to show it.

Unmissable Snowdonia mountain church.

As people enter this quiet oasis, their first word is almost always 'wow'!

The earliest record of Christianity in the area round Keighley dates from 867 AD, when Archbishop Wulfhere of York fled from marauding Danes to Addingham.

The name Elsecar is thought to mean ‘Elsi’s marsh’. Elsi was a Saxon lord who owned land here and ‘car’ is an old word for low, swampy ground.

Highly decorated church with heraldry, 15th century alabaster tombs and stained glass.

A pretty rural church situated on the banks of the River Trent, with a fine, original Norman arch and Maltese Crosses denoting its connection with the Knights Hospitallers.

Our beautiful church is known as Barnsley’s 'hidden gem' (as described by John Betjeman).