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Sir John Betjeman wrote that it was 'worth travelling 200 miles and being sick in the coach to have seen inside this many vista'd church'.

The parish church occupies a prominent position at the top of the High Street, its unusual exterior being dominated by the 17th century tower surmounted by an impressive Georgian cupola.

Famously described by Sir John Betjeman as the ‘least spoilt church in Cornwall’, the building dates back to the late 15th century, with fragments of an earlier 14th century church incorporated into the current structure.

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 powerful, ambitious building, above and beyond the scale you would usually imagine for an Edwardian suburb.

Standing in a pleasantly rural setting on the edge of the Weald, with its 13th century tower and shingled broach spire overlooking the River Adur.

St Michael & All Angels was built in 1835 and donated as ‘a gift to the people of the place’ by the Lord of the Manor, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland.

Holy Trinity was built shortly before World War I. It is 14th century Gothic in style, with a sandstone tower topped by an elegant spire.

A beautiful church with clerestory window and lovely stained glass in light and bright building; our beautiful churchyard is a haven for wild life.

St Peter's was completed in 1879 to a design by GE Street as the founding mother church of Bournemouth.

The churchyard has something of the character of a village green because of the array of cottages that overlook it, including Margaret Cottages, once the parish workhouse.