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You will find St Mary's Claxby on a back lane with glorious views north across the Wolds towards Nettleton Top.

This was the first Cistercian foundation in England since the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.

Although there is mention of a church in Barnby Dun in the Domesday Book, the present building is mainly 14th century, although the tower is 13th century.

The earliest reference to a church is from 1141 although it is probable that one existed here well before the Norman Conquest.

A local custom here is that the church gates are closed and tied with twine whilst a couple are being married in the church and untied after the groom has lifted his bride over the gates; this symbolising the beginning of a happy life together.

St Thomas's is built of green sandstone.

This pretty greenstone parish church is dedicated to St Wilfrid and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 15th century and restored in 1890 by Ewan Christian.

Delve a little into the history behind this small village in Lincolnshire and you will soon find its hugely important link to America.

Christ Church is a splendid Victorian church, built in the decorated style in 1855, when the communities of Brampton and West Melton were growing fast with the expansion of coal mining.

The church was founded in 1796 and is an attractive Grade II listing building.

A Grade I listed former Augustinian Priory built in 1170, one of the few remaining monastic churches in Leicestershire.