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The Priory is one of the longest parish churches in the country at 311ft, and has been a place of worship for centuries and offers peace and calm and an opportunity for prayer.

A small, beautifully kept, and welcoming country church with a fascinating history.

Trinity Church, as it is known locally, is a Grade 2 listed building, built in 1907 in the Gothic style and is a striking edifice in the centre of Sutton.

The outward appearance is perpendicular but inside is something unique to English parish churches and was described by Nicholas Pevsner as ‘one of the architectural sensations of Cumberland’.

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.

There has been a place of worship in Goathland, on the North Yorkshire Moors, for at least eight centuries and the present building, which was completed in 1896.

The Memorial Baptist Church building was opened in 1922 to house the church and its welfare work.

The church is a peaceful haven beside the Pennine Way with a wildlife conservation project in the churchyard.