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The church of St Botolph is of considerable interest since it has indications of building in four different architectural styles over a period of some 900 years.

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A church at Holme Pierrepont, dedicated to St Edmund is first mentioned in the year 1201, it was rebuilt in 1666 and restored in 1878-1881.

The church was designed by Vernon Royle, who was much influenced by Sir Basil Spence’s three churches in Coventry.

Opened in 1905, the church is famous for its 1966 carvings at the top of the pillars by the sculptor Witold Gracjan Kawalec, representing Work, Peace, Mercy, Hope, Life, Guidance, Humility, Justice, Grace and Music.

Built in about 1150, St Michael's church is a simple single aisled building displaying a Norman chancel arch and a later 14th century tower.

The present building dates back to the 13th century, but there is reason to believe that a church existed before this date and certainly by 1190.

A Victorian church, stone built, it was designed in the popular neo Gothic style of the 1840s.

A small stone church, St Mary's stands alone on the main road into the village.

During the reign of Henry II, the church was given to the priory of Thurgarten.

A thousand year old wall carving, a 17th century Fox’s Book of Martyrs hidden within its walls, 14th century Crusader crosses and a 15th century skull from the the War of the Roses.

The first recorded reference to a church in Bulwell is in 1171, however there is a strong tradition which suggests that up to four different churches have stood on this same hill since Saxon times.