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After passing the splendid churchyard yew (over 1,000 years old), the latched door in the 14th century porch opens to reveal a church with a wall painting of St Christopher.

‘Standing amidst its beautiful ‘God’s Acre’ where the memorials of the sleeping dead relieve the beautiful sylvan nature of the scene, and amidst typical Worcestershire scenery, few churches can boast of such lovely attributes of beauty' : Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger, August 1895.

Before it became surrounded by a sea of modern housing and other developments, the impact of West Walton's huge detached tower in this flat landscape must have been genuinely awe inspiring.

St Lawrence's; a place of peace, for worship, prayer and contemplation.

The 13th century bridge that crosses the Ouse in this harmonious old stone village is a relative newcomer in comparison with the church, which dates back to around 980, and possibly even to Roman times.

Delightful 13th century church nestling in a village on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds with dragon fighting angels looking down from the nave roof.

The approach to St John the Baptist church is unsurpassed in all Lincolnshire, with its stately lime trees lining the way to a fine oak lychgate and a beautiful churchyard.

The west entry through the tower porch into its splendid Georgian nave is an architectural surprise and constant attraction to visitors.

The county boundary makes several peculiar changes of direction in this area, with the result that the church and its yard are in Norfolk, while most of the rest of Walsoken is in Cambridgeshire.