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There are no known records of a church before 1087, but Braegesheale is mentioned in an endowment charter dated 1002 of the Abbey of Burton.

St Mary's is a Grade I listed building from the 1300s with many unusual features and history written across the walls, home to a welcoming church family of over 100 people with young families and older folk worshipping and growing together.

The church was built in 1869 as a chapel of ease to the medieval church of St Peter’s in Felkirk.

The ancient parish church is closely bound to village history.

Do visit this church, built in 1903, and enjoy the feel, integrity and scale of the building.

St Peter’s once was one of the richest livings in the country, thanks to Tithe income, endowments and mineral royalty payments.

Tapton is the oldest church in Crosspool, originally worshipping in a 'Tin Chapel' from 1854 until the existing building was erected in 1913.

The church was rebuilt in Decorated Gothic style by the architect John Wing the younger for Sir John Palmer Bt in 1788.