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A 13th century church with connection between church and poet Sir John Betjeman, just waiting to be discovered.

St Mary’s church is the largest of the four churches in the benefice and, dating back to the mid 13th century but with recently added facilities, it boasts a wealth of interesting features and artefacts.

No visit to Whitby is complete until you have visited the old church on the East Cliff.

Contains 21 carved heads, depicting subjects including the green man, crowned heads and strange animals.

Whitby Abbey has been inspiring visitors for nearly 1500 years; now it’s your turn.

Founded in the late 12th century under Bishop Puiset of Durham, it was built on land granted by the Diocese to Sherburn Hospital for sick brethren to convalesce.

Capel Gyfylchi, above Afan Argoed, was a chapel of ease, an outlying church of the large parish of Michaelston super Afan.

Dating from 1759 and standing on a small elevation in the village.