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The church of St Leonard is only 48 feet long and twenty feet wide and is a welcome haven to many walkers, cyclists, climbers, cavers, and passers by who explore the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Following severe floods in 1572, St Leonard's had to be rebuilt, becoming the church that stands today.

Charing is a pretty village, and Market Place is lined with old buildings of flint and brick, including the ruins of an archbishop's palace.

The interior of Charlbury church is something of a surprise.

Built by Horatio, 3rd Earl Nelson, this Early English style church has been at the heart of our small community for 175 years.

13th century church where, in 1609, Henry Adams married Edith Squire, the ancestor of Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Calvin Coolidge, as well as of Samuel Adams, who also signed the US Declaration of Independence.

A small medieval church in a peaceful rural setting.

The village church has a tall tower that stands over the cottages in the middle of the village and can be seen from some way off because of the flat landscape.

The parish began in a Regency house, once home to Baron Sir William Congreve, the father of modern rocket technology.

The church adjoins the gates of Charlton Park.

Mentioned as early as 1077, the present church was built with funds left by Charlton House's owner Sir Adam Newton. Spencer Perceval is buried here.