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St Martin's church is a 'very remarkable building with windows glowing with gemstone colours' according to architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner.

Our church is an attractive modern building offering facilities which are much used and appreciated by the local community, it houses the Christ Church Embroidery of interest to visitors.

A masterpiece of Gothic Revival, designed by EW Pugin.

A Norman church built on the site replacing a Saxon church and retaining some of the Saxon features.

The ancient cross in the churchyard is 15th century and two giant yews were grown to provide soldier’s bows and are said to be among the oldest in the diocese.

The original parish church of Brampton lies within the site of a Roman fort about a mile west of the centre of the town.

The church tower is a landmark for a long way around, and was rebuilt in 1861 to the original medieval designs, but in blue lias stone, rather than the Ham stone from which the rest of the church is built.

Designed by Philip Hardwicke and completed in 1823, the design is based in St Paul's in Covent Garden, with many internal design features referencing our patron St John the Evangelist.

A very humble building, built from Roman stone, and includes a reused Roman arch, it can probably claim to be the oldest standing building in Cumbria.

Since 1461, the broad street of this busy little town and much of the countryside around has looked up to the elegant pinnacled tower of St Mildred's.

In a small, wooded churchyard adjoining Preston Manor, this simple 13th century flint church makes a pleasing medieval contrast with its suburban surroundings.