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A simple, peaceful church, with outstanding views.

This pleasant small church stands on a shady lane, beside open fields.

The first mention of a place of worship in Ashford is given in a record in the reign of King Edward I, dated 1293 and granting a dispensation of taxes during the time of the Crusades.

Morland church has the only Anglo Saxon tower in Cumbria which is a remarkable survival and outstanding example of its type, it is probably the oldest building in Cumbria still being used for its original purpose.

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

From the earliest days of Christianity in northern England there has been a place of worship in Driffield.

The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

The exterior of St Mary's is a pleasing, rather homely mixture of roofs and walls clustered around a central tower and spire.

Long and red brick with Portland stone facings and with a tall tower topped by a spire, the church is a prominent local landmark.

The churchyard has a distinct curve to it perhaps following the shape of an underlying moat and ancient meeting place. An ancient Yew tree reckoned to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old also stands in the churchyard.