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Built in 1845 at the expense of the 4th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne, the church stands on high ground and looks down towards the main street of the village.

St Nicholas has been at the centre of the community of Thorne for around 1000 years, remains found in the area show that Thorne became a settlement in Anglo Saxon times.

Beautiful building offering a glimpse of history and a quiet space for prayer.

Opened in 1887 largely to serve an area developed as a consequence of the work undertaken by the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company, founded in 1872.

The foundation stone of this high Victorian church was laid in October 1882, it was designed by William Knight, the architect of St Andrew’s Church, Mansfield Road, Nottingham.

A small attractive stone church, largely Victorian with features dating back to the 1200s.

Welcome to our quintessential English parish church, surrounded by greenery and lovingly cared for it has been described as ‘the church among the trees’ and certainly lives up to visitors expectations!

The church at Penkridge had already been granted collegiate status by Royal Charter in the 10th century, indicating its importance from early times.

St Saviour's was built in 1662 reusing stone from a ruined chapel at nearby Ingleby, and is built in such a convincing style that from the outside only an expert could tell the true date.

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.