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The church of St Mary the Virgin is mainly 13th and 14th century on Anglo Saxon foundations, with Victorian restoration after a devastating fire in 1840.

The church dates from Saxon times and stands at the centre of the village as it has done for centuries.

A Grade II* listed building with a Grade II War Memorial.

This Grade II listed church sits amongst mature trees with some historic gravestones, and as a result of a fire in 1985 the interior was reordered and transformed.

The church was founded in 1894 to serve the growing and close-knit population in the area, serving the people who worked in the local industries, which included coal mining, the gas works, the brickworks and the BICC (British Insulated Callender Cables).

A gracious church in a lovely orchard setting by the River Lugg.

We are pleased to welcome you to this Grade II listed chapel only five minutes walk from the site of the Ironage Hillfort on Wincobank Hill.

Built between 1681 and 1684, this tiny meeting house, like most Quaker meeting houses, does not look at all like the usual idea of a church.

The church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch stands on a rise above the village, with recorded evidence of a moat and with the former large parsonage house and manor house in close proximity.

A church as broad as it is long.

We are open on the last Thursday morning of the month for coffee and a wonder around our Grade II listed building.