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Said to be the smallest active church in Yorkshire, and one of the smallest in Britain, St James is a Grade II listed building.

Set in the grounds of Etal Manor, this church designed by William Butterfield was built 1856-58 by Lady Augusta FitzClarence as a burial place for her husband Lord Frederick, one of the illegitimate sons of King William IV.

In 1818 an Act of Parliament was passed under which £1 million pounds was granted to the Established Church to build churches in developing industrial areas.

St James was founded as a Chapel of Ease for Altham parish church in 1546, rebuilt in 1763 and extended in 1828.

A remote coastal church.

The church of St John the Divine was planted as a daughter church of St Matthew, Rastrick around 90 years ago.

Todmorden Unitarian Church has had a tumultuous and dramatic history, fitting of its grand and striking architecture, it is regarded as one of the finest examples of the Gothic Revival style of architecture.

Follow in the footsteps of the ancient monks who built their priory here nearly 1,400 years ago, and explore the wild coastal beauty of Holy Island.

Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, is the site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in 635 AD. It marks the establishment of Christianity in the northeast and is still a centre of pilgrimage today.