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The present building was consecrated in 1623 having been built to the designs of Inigo Jones.

A site of worship for at least 1000 years, but when the crypt was excavated Roman remains were found so the site could have been in use for much longer still.

St Etheldreda’s is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I.

There has been a church on this site since Saxon times, but the present building dates from 1450.

A church that lost its village.

Exquisite detail and craftsmanship throughout the whole building.

St Mary's was built by donations from the local mill workers, it is a true community church.

Built on a prominent hillside at the heart of the village that was created at the same time, St Mary's was designed, built and given to the parish by the eminent Victorian architect, George Edmund Street, in memory of his second wife. It was consecrated in 1879.