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The church overlooks the churchyard with a spectacular view of the Roman site of Letocetum which had grown around the Roman fort at the junction of Watling Street and Ryknild Street.

The patron of the parish church of St Peter & St Paul is the Dean of King’s college, Cambridge.

The history of the building is entwined with two local noble and gentry families, Portman and Farnham, whose connection can be seen in the many memorable memorials connected with the church.

A famous Anglo Saxon church with additions, All Saints stands in a large churchyard on the edge of the village, from which it is approached through a fine 20th century lychgate.

A Christian presence here for a thousand years.

St James may be the finest late 19th century polychrome church in the county.

An uneasy truce between priory and parish characterised the early history of this church: the townsfolk used the west end, while the monks worshipped at a separate high altar at the east end.