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Welcome to the parish church of Monks Risborough, the oldest recorded ecclesiastical parish in England.

Built in a time of dissent and persecution, this unique secluded chapel was designed to look like a farmyard barn in order to avoid being discovered.

In what had been a promontory clifftop overlooking the north of the harbour and estuary of the River Wear, land was given by King Ecgfrith to bring learning, culture and the Christian religion to the north of Saxon Britain.

Beautiful early Methodist Chapel with stunning interior.

Unchanged since its rebuilding in 1679; an oasis of tranquillity in a stunning location.

Dating back to 1226, a Norman built building which houses the grand tomb of George Herbert's parents and a robbers grave in the churchyard.

The chapel dates to January 1839, pre famine times and is of historic significance locally and in County Fermanagh.

St Leonard's church has stood in the centre of the village for almost a thousand years.

A small redbrick church designed by James Fowler.

All Saints Moreleigh is a small church, described by visitors as having a quiet peaceful, prayerful atmosphere.