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St Mary’s church is located in Cranwich, a village in Norfolk right on the A134 a couple of miles north of Mundford. It is pronounced “Cranice”, and there is no “proper” village, only a few scattered buildings.

The first mention of a place of worship in Ashford is given in a record in the reign of King Edward I, dated 1293, granting a dispensation of taxes during the time of the Crusades. This ancient chapel, dedicated to St Michael, was some 50 yards from the east window of the present church. From Saxon times until the middle of the 19th century St Michael's Chapel was a 'daughter church' of St Mary's, Staines.

The creation of this outstanding late Victorian Gothic church was made possible by its patron the local brewer Pickering Phipps, the local architect Matthew Henry Holding and its first incumbent the Revd JR Hussey. It went up remarkably quickly between 1893-5 and with its fine tower topped by a steeple remains a significant land mark in this part of the town.

St Matthias church is located in Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, a Norfolk village close to Haddiscoe and just to the west of The New Cut on the Norfolk Broads.

St Mauritius-Kirche is located in Erfweiler-Ehlingen, a village in the Saarland.

St Mauritius-Kirche is located in Hollern, a village in Niedersachsen. It is situated about a mile away from the southern shore of the river Elbe, and about 4 miles south-east of the town of Stade.

St Mel's Cathedral is Longford's Catholic Cathedral. Built in the neoclassical style between 1840 and 1856, the belfry and portico are later additions. Its interior was ravaged by fire on Christmas Day 2009.

It is thought that a wooden church may have existed in Aldbourne as early as the 7th or 8th century and the Domesday Book (1086) records that the church held two hides of land, sufficient for two plough teams, to provide for the church and priest.

Standing forlorn, with only a farm for company, St Michael's is a precious little building. Although restored in 1877 and built of a patchwork of greenstone and brick, the church is essentially Norman.

The abbey is a spectacular sight, perched on a rocky hill and surrounded by blue waters. At low tide, the Mount is approached by a historic stone causeway, used by pilgrims in the Middle Ages. The battlemented chapel is lovely and is still a place of pilgrimage. Behind the altar are three 15th century alabaster panels that were crafted in Nottingham. The west end of the church contains a fine 15th century rose window with early 20th century glass.