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Built of local greenstone, the church of St Helen is a Grade II listed church originating in the 12th century.

Resting place of James Roberts, who sailed on the Endeavour alongside Captain Cook and Sir Joseph Banks.

More than fifty grotesque and medieval faces perched high in the steeple are waiting to greet you as you arrive at this tiny Victorian church. The best way to approach St Helen's is by foot, walking the Viking Way through the gentle rolling Lincolnshire Wolds.

St Helen's Church at Abbotsham is an Anglican parish church which dates back to the 13th century.

In a central position on the main street of Kirmington stands St Helena, with its 13th century ironstone tower, crowned by a copper on timber spire in 1838. It is a local landmark.

Situated on rising ground, the church is a spacious cruciform stone building in the Transition Norman, Early English and Later style. It consists of chancel, clerestoried nave of six bays, aisles, transepts and south porch. The embattled western tower with turret stair has eight bells, two of which were added in 1924, and the remainder repaired.

St Hydroc is situated adjacent to Lanhydrock House, the major National Trust property in Cornwall. It contains the monuments and burials of the Estate families. It also has a fine alabaster reredos and a working peal of 8 bells. It dates from the 1400's and is the local parish church, with services every Sunday. The church is kept open for Lanhydrock House visitors, but does not belong to the National Trust.

St. Ignatius Parish Church in Carryduff is a modern hexagonal church known for its roof structure and kite-shaped stained glass windows. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1964, based on the designs of Donald A Shanks.

St Isaac's Cathedral is an orthodox building in Saint Petersburg that stands out for its neoclassical style and its large scale.

Reached along tiny, winding flower filled lanes (or by footpath), Patricio's church sits on a south facing slope looking over a tiny valley to the slopes of the Sugar Loaf mountain. A stone seat by the porch makes a perfect resting place. The church is known for its superb 15th century rood screen and loft, medieval stone altars and wall paintings, pre Norman font, and shrine of St Issui.