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The Society of Friends emerged in the 1650s, a time of great religious turmoil.

The present church is largely Victorian and is located at the highest point in the town.

The earliest reference to a church in Cawthorne can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, the current church is the third to stand on this site.

Denby was a Danish settlement dating back to the 9th century and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Neo gothic style, constructed in 1885 from Elland flagstones and Horsforth sandstone.

The church building occupies a dominant site in the village.

Although there is some evidence of a chapel having existed at the end of the 12th century, the earliest definite reference is of a licence is dated 1425.

St Laurence’s is probably the oldest building in Chorley and like most ancient parish churches in England has played a central role in the history of its local community.

Our Grade II listed church was built in 1787 and stands at the heart of the village in the Dobcross Conservation area.

It is not sure when the first church was built at Skelbrooke as the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book but there is no mention of a church.

When it opened its doors in 1904 it was declared to be ‘a church built by miners for the miners’.

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.