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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.

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.

There are strong echoes of the famous octagon of nearby Ely Cathedral in the silhouette of St Andrew's, proudly set on its ridge and visible for miles across the Fens.

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.

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.

Mells is a picturesque rural village in the Mendip hills. A walk through the village to the church is one of the prettiest in Somerset, up a medieval street and historic buildings around the churchyard. From the churchyard you can glimpse the manor house, held by the Horner family (associated with the Rhyme Little Jack Horner) and their descendants, the Asquiths since the 16th century. They include Sir Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister.

The church of the flying hassocks! A pretty Early English church nestling in a delightful Wolds village situated on the long distance Viking Way walk. Apparently it was the custom at weddings in this church to pelt the bridal party with hassocks as it entered the church, but this practice came to an end when one of the rectors, was on the receiving end of one of the hassocks!

The church of St Andrew is situated in the centre of the village on a hill top opposite the Swan Inn. The church was consecrated in 630 and still retains many Saxon and later Norman elements. Nikolaus Pevsner called it 'a church of considerable archaeological fascination'. The parish church has been an important part of village life since these times and is still in use for regular worship to which all are visitors are very welcome.