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Welcome to our church of St Columba & St Kentigem. It may not be what you are used to seeing in this country, because our community belongs to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Christ Church is a Victorian building.

An active parish church in the rural village of Bosley, nestled between the Peak District hills and the plains of Cheshire, come see the Commonwealth War grave, ancient sundial, railway memorial, or just enjoy the tranquil setting.

The history of this unusual site with its two buildings begins in the 12th century when the order of St John of Jerusalem was given charge to build a preceptory.

This is a Queen Anne church, in the Bollingbroke style, which is rare in the provinces, but full of natural light.

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.

There has been a Christian church on this site since at least 633 AD, as recorded by the Veneral Bede who mentioned that there was a church and a priest during the time of the Battle of Hatfield in that same year.

Come and explore our beautiful, almost untouched, example of a medieval parish church.

The church was originally built in 1647 but virtually rebuilt in 1882 by the architect Edward Witts.