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Known affectionately as 'The Old Church' St Nicholas was built in 1693, the first place of worship what was then the fishing village of St Bees.

At the southern end of Thirlmere reservoir, in the shadows of Helvellyn stands picturesque Wythburn church and a solitary group of houses, all that now remain of the submerged village.

A fine example of a Georgian church, built in 1752-1753.

Contains the only tomb to a member of the royal family in an English parish church.

St Mary's is a fragment of a priory of Cistercian nuns built in the late 12th century.

The earliest part of this church is its chancel, from the late 13th century.

All Saints is a much loved church and has been the centre of the community for hundreds of years, with origins in the late 13th century.

The respected critic and historian Nikolaus Pevsner was much taken with St Patrick's; 'For sheer architectural beauty few parish churches in England can vie with Patrington'.