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Whether you are into cream teas or sculpture, lovely wide views or beautiful architectural details, there are churches for you. Use the map to search your local area, where you are going on holiday, or by features or facilities available. Whatever you're looking for we'll help you to discover the places that are perfectly suited to you.
Aldbourne, Wiltshire
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.
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
On the east coast of Suffolk and looking out to sea, it is rich in history, and there is a magnificent window by John Piper in memory of Benjamin Britten.
Alderbury, Wiltshire
The church stands high on the hillside above the Avon meadows.
Aldershot, Hampshire
Long and red brick with Portland stone facings and with a tall tower topped by a spire, the church is a prominent local landmark.
Aldingham, Cumbria
Aldingham church hugs the Cumbrian side of Morecambe Bay and is open to the wild beauty of the Bay, an area of designated county landscape importance and scenic beauty.
Alfriston, Sussex
Standing on high ground beside the thatched 14th century parsonage, the church dates to around 1370, a strangely late date for this part of Sussex.
Alkborough, Lincolnshire
A small monastic establishment is believed to have existed at Alkborough just prior to the Norman Conquest and the church tower is thought to be of Anglo Saxon origin dating back to 1052.
Bardsey, Yorkshire
The core of the present church, one of the best surviving Anglo Saxon buildings in West Yorkshire, was built about 1200 years ago, and much remains of the tall narrow Saxon nave and tower.
Great Mitton, Lancashire
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Newtown, Powys
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