St Wilfrid
Langton on Swale, Yorkshire
A Grade II 12th century church which stands alone in a field just south of the village of Great Langton in an idyllic and peaceful rural setting.
Inside the sculpted Norman doorway there is a lovely 15th century timbered roof and, almost hidden high above the south aisle arcade, four carved 12th century Norman heads.
St Denys was once a lot larger than it is now, but parts of it subsided after the king's fish pool was drained and a sewer was built nearby, resulting in an unusual square shaped church made up of just the east end with its flanking chapels.
Further mishaps followed: the original spire was hit by cannon shot, struck by lightning and then partially blown down during the 17th and 18th centuries and was only replaced in the Victorian age.