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Some of the earliest evidence of habitation here comes from fragments of Roman settlements and discoveries from archaeological digs have revealed the remains of a large Roman Villa decorated with well preserved mosaic on the playing grounds of St Laurence School.

A bold and individual example of the popular Early Christian/Byzantine style of Catholic church building.

The church was built in the Decorated style in1864/65, by WJ Hopkins.

Reaching St Peter's is a small adventure, leaving the modern world behind as you gets closer to the sea.

Built between 1899 and 1907 to cater for the many English tourists visiting Deeside and Braemar, St Margaret's one of Comper's most important designs.

The chapel of St Ninian Braemar was built in 1898 at the same time as Mar Lodge, for the 1st Duke of Fife who married Princess Louise, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

The 15th century parish church of St Peter's Brafferton overlooks the River Swale where St Paulinus baptised 10,000 people at Christmas in AD 626.

The Domesday Survey of 1086 records 'In Braduelle there is a church and a priest'.

St Nicholas shares a chalk hilltop with the ruins of the castle; both were built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Braose, a close associate of William the Conqueror.