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John Betjeman described Langton church as 'one of the most attractive and interesting churches in Lincolnshire and therefore in England, because Lincolnshire is rich in remarkable churches'.

St Giles, situated in the tiniest of hamlets, is the birthplace of Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207-1228 and a central figure in the drafting and signing of Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede.

It is not known when there was first a church here but the present building indicates that a substantial church was built on this site in the late part of the 13th century.

Previous to this church stood The Old Mission Church, an iron building formerly situated in Burton by Lincoln having 'recently been used as an infant school and purchased for £30 in 1897'.

St Hydroc is situated adjacent to Lanhydrock House, the major National Trust property in Cornwall and it contains the monuments and burials of the Estate families.

St Julitta's dates back to Norman times and nestles peacefully in a river valley set in an ancient landscape.

The story goes that St Wyllow, a Christian hermit, was living nearby in 596, legend has it that he was killed beheaded but that he brought the head here, thus deciding where the church should be built.