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The present church is largely Victorian and is located at the highest point in the town.

Escape to this tranquil valley of the North York Moors and discover the impressive ruins of one of England's most powerful Cistercian monasteries.

Although there was an important Saxon church here, the present building dates mainly from the 1130s.

St Mary in the Baum, on St Mary's Gate, was founded in 1740 as a chapel of ease to minister to the people living north of the River Roch.

The church is, at the highest point in the village, is on the site of the original church nave and has since been extended and rebuilt.

An active and busy church open six days a week, it is a meeting place for everyone, whether Christian or not.

This pretty timber framed church stands to the west of the village of Great Altcar, it has been described by Pevsner as 'an utterly charming church'.