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Grade II 1880s listed baptist church.

A church is recorded in Domesday Book in the village while there exists evidence for an older Christian heritage, visitors are welcome in the church, to enjoy its tranquillity and explore the features that illuminate its past.

The early history of church life in Hampsthwaite is far from clear and is to some extent based on supposition.

The small Dales town of Pateley Bridge is the main centre of Upper Nidderdale and hosts the last of the traditional agricultural shows of the year, the ‘Nidderdale Show.’

A treasure, St Michael & All Angels is a familiar sight in the midst of our village, valued by locals and visitors alike for its picturesque setting and delightful interior.

The ancient church of St Tanwg is situated in the sand dunes at Llandanwg, it is reputed to have been founded in the 5th century by St Tanwg and is one of the oldest Christian foundations in Britain.

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!

St Anna’s dates from the 12th century and occupies a unique setting at the head of the Frome valley, in close proximity to the Wall Hills Iron Age Fort.

Reference to St Martin’s church occurs in the Matriculus of 1220 when Hugh de Grantmesnil a powerful baron who owned much land in Leicestershire, gave it to the Abbot of Ware, who was Proctor of the monks of St. Evroult in Normandy, France.

The bell tower of the church was built between 1080 and 1090, probably on the site of an earlier Saxon church.