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Ashby Puerorum, Ashby 'of the boys', is so called because in the late thirteenth century the living was appropriated to provide an endowment for the boy choristers of Lincoln Cathedral. Ashby is a remote hamlet and its medieval church of St Andrew is approached across a farmyard. The churchyard affords fabulous views across the Wolds.

A church has stood here since Saxon times. After the Norman Conquest of 1066 it belonged to Battle Abbey in Sussex, then the Priory of St Nicholas Exeter who were the Patrons until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536. The town dates back to the Roman period, there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the centre. ‘Columtune' was also mentioned in Alfred the Great's will in 872 AD.

Beautifully set in a pretty, rambling, village, and with an early 16th century priests' house next door, St Andrew's is an exceptionally attractive church, and has one of only three medieval spires to be found in Dorset.

St Andrew's Church serves a village of approximately 1200 people. It is a well loved and well used building, with a very active congregation.

Welcome to St. Andrews church, Greensted, The oldest wooden church in the world, and the oldest ‘Stave Built' timber building in Europe. The church represents some 1300 years of English history and Christian worship.

Hagbourne parish church was built, or rebuilt, at the beginning of the 12th century, and consisted then of a nave and chancel. Only a few walls remain from this time.

In the 1930s Arthur Mee wrote a series of guides to Britain called The King's England and whilst researching for this work he realised that there were very few communities that had not suffered military fatalities in the First World War. He coined the term ‘Thankful villages' to describe them. Minting is one such village.

Welcome! Spending some time in beautiful,wild Northumbria? Then a visit to the stunning Roman village of Corbridge is an absolute must, especially the ancient church of St Andrew's in the village square is well worth a visit. Enter our imposing church through our Norman archway and staggeringly beautiful glass door, generously given by Rowan Atkinson in memory of his mother who regularly worshipped at our church. Why don't you give it a visit, next time you're in Corbridge!

The church that stands just outside the village of Little Snoring is both ancient and quietly awe inspiring in its simplicity. The remote location, the silence inside, the slight smell of damp and the obvious centuries of use speak of a village that has retained its identity for many generations.

Surrounded by its beautiful, historic and thousand year old churchyard, the ancient church lies in the centre of Cranwell village. It is one of the oldest in Lincolnshire.