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Dating back to the 12th century, the magnificent monastic church that survived the dissolution of this Benedictine Abbey.

This Grade I Norman church has some stones used in its construction which indicate an earlier Saxon church on this site.

St John the Evangelist has been welcoming the parish and people of the Park district since 1834.

There was mention of a church at Heage in 1545 when it was destroyed by a storm, sadly all that is left of this building is the east window.

All Saints was built between 1350 and 1419 by Thomas Babington (one of whose family members was later executed for plotting against Elizabeth I), although there has been a church in the village since at least 1086.

Cosy and intimate, St Lawrence was built around 1140 by monks of Louth Park in Lincolnshire.

St Matthew's is a handsome church with a tall spire, the history of which can be traced back to 1378.

The medieval church was destroyed during the siege of Rockingham Castle in the civil war as was the village that then surrounded it.

14th and 15th century church restored in the 1870s with a magnificent organ and Saxon cross.

Great Houghton is part of the Barnsley Methodist Circuit.