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At the far end of a rural village street, and feeling a very long way from the industrial estates only a few miles away, Dale Abbey is one of England's most idiosyncratic churches.

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

Grade II listed building dating from the 13th century.

Robert de Basford or de Ashby founded a Cistercian priory at Catesby in c1175 and endowed it partly with income from Basford, it is one of only four churches in England dedicated to St Leodegarius.

Welcome to a hidden treasure with its medieval and Victorian architecture, unique wall paintings by war artist Evelyn Gibbs, the story of Thomas Helwys and the rich history of an area going back to Anglo Saxon times.

Likely the Minster Church founded by King Cnut in 1020, St Botolph boasts the oldest working door in the country.

As at Long Sutton, the tower here almost stands aside from the main body of the church.

‘Standing amidst its beautiful ‘God’s Acre’ where the memorials of the sleeping dead relieve the beautiful sylvan nature of the scene, and amidst typical Worcestershire scenery, few churches can boast of such lovely attributes of beauty' : Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger, August 1895.

St Aidan’s is almost unique in that it is a Tin Tabernacle which is still being used for worship today.

The church of St Martha the Housewife was completed in 1956 and the dedication commemorates the service of women during the Second World War.

Beautiful building offering a glimpse of history and a quiet space for prayer.