Find a church

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.

This village church in its impressive and beautiful rural setting is always open and it is the focal point of the village and has been significant in the lives of local people since first established in the 12th century.

A Saxon church with a rood screen linked to Thornton Abbey, the church has been the centre of village life for nearly 1000 years and is home to a family of bats and several swarms of honey bees.

Holy Trinity, a Victorian church of 1866, was severely damaged by fire in 1991.

A Victorian gem at the southern end of the Pennine Way.

A little brick built Anglican church standing by the side of a quiet country lane.

In a secluded setting in the middle of trees with no electricity or water, can be found the tiny and delightful church of St James.

The current church was built by ED Rainey of Spilsby in 1838 and replaced an earlier church which had become derelict.

St Nicholas is built of chalk and ironstone and has some interesting scorch marks on the walls, believed to be the result of the church being ‘fired’ by marauding Danes.