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Ilkeston United Reformed Church is a small but growing congregation in the middle of Ilkeston.

This Norman church dates back to 1182 and still has some original features.

The church as we see it now dates from the Saxon period but the original church was probably Celtic, right beside the sea with views across Morecambe Bay to the mountains of Cumbria and containing many important artifacts including the world famous Hog Back Stone, a Viking grave stone.

In 1132, 13 monks came here to start a simpler life.

The first recorded reference to a church in Bulwell is in 1171, however there is a strong tradition which suggests that up to four different churches have stood on this same hill since Saxon times.

The church is in the centre of the village, surrounded by beautiful grounds which include a small Garden of Remembrance.

There has been a church in Arkholme believed to have been dedicated to St John the Baptist, since at least the middle of the 15th century.

This quaint 13th century church stands at the heart of the historic parish of Ordsall and is visible over the river Idle for a scenic stroll and view.

The church of St Martha the Housewife was completed in 1956 and the dedication commemorates the service of women during the Second World War.

The first recorded reference in history to a church in East Retford comes from 1258 but most of the church was rebuilt in the 1650s, following the collapse of the tower in 1651.

Originally a Methodist Church, planned to cater to the new Park Rise estate, built in the early 1960s.