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Through its long and fascinating history the church, which is at the heart of Pontefract town centre, has continuously developed to meet the changing needs of the community it serves.

A small redbrick church designed by James Fowler.

Built of greenstone in the early English style, St Margaret is partly 13th century with traces of Norman and the external features mainly Victorian.

The treasures inside include two notable medieval monuments to past rectors, the most prominent is of William de Harrington, who died around 1350, dressed in cassock and hood with a skull cap, his feet are supported on a bracket decorated with a green man and his head on a pillow supported on two angels.

There are interesting features of many periods in this unassuming village church, which had a thatched roof until 1869.

St Thomas church, with its unusual layout and ceiling, is a wonderful place to meet together for worship or to trace the industrial history of Stanningley.

A warm welcome to our glorious early 12th century building with 22m tower, used as a navigation marker and a recently restored, incredibly beautiful, east window.

St Peter's was seen to reflect a bygone era when the glory of a Catholic England was unopposed and unsurpassed.

By 1816 a brick shed on the site had been converted for use as a mortuary chapel and when the graveyard was enlarged in 1871 it was replaced by the small brick building which we see today.

St Mary's was built by one Walter in 1100 AD.

There has been a Christian church on this site since at least 633 AD, as recorded by the Veneral Bede who mentioned that there was a church and a priest during the time of the Battle of Hatfield in that same year.

Close to the River Bain, a church has been on this site for about 900 years.