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Here the church goes with the house, or rather tower, for the outstanding feature of Layer Marney Tower is the huge brick gatehouse built by Sir Henry Marney, who became the first Lord Marney.

'The church of the great wood', is derived from its situation in a district abounding with timber of ancient and luxuriant growth, and with groves of stately oaks and other trees.

A church is recorded in Domesday Book in the village while there exists evidence for an older Christian heritage, visitors are welcome in the church, to enjoy its tranquillity and explore the features that illuminate its past.

Built in 1975, St Philip’s is a small brick building with sloping roof bearing a single bell turret and a later extension.

The church was built with money from a grant from the Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund.

This church is the best example in the county of correct Ecclesiological Gothic of the English Decorated style, it also has the finest collection of stained glass.

St Breward is a Cornish parish high up on the western edge of Bodmin Moor with some of the highest ground in Cornwall.

The church is at the centre of the village and since modernisation has been used as a community centre.