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St John’s church is a wonderful small church in South Yorkshire, overlooking grand views of the Dearne Valley.

Dating from the 11th century this attractive church commands views of the village and contains many interesting and attractive features.

The church was built about 1650 and was adjacent to Sir Edward Rodes’s home, ‘The Old Hall’, and used for worship by his family and tenants of his land.

One of the most important examples of Anglo Saxon in Britain and certainly the largest, dating from the late 8th to early 9th century.

The first recorded reference in history to a church in East Retford comes from 1258 but most of the church was rebuilt in the 1650s, following the collapse of the tower in 1651.

The church was built by the 2nd Viscount Halifax, keen to inspire the local community and encourage their spiritual wellbeing.

Since around 1150, the honey coloured Yorkshire stone church and tower of St Peters has been welcoming people to Barnburgh.

St Mary's was built almost entirely in the early 14th century, at the same time as Sir John de Broughton was building the adjacent castle.

The village of Ranskill dates back to the 9th century.

You could come here for the setting alone: beautiful green Herefordshire countryside, with the River Wye only a few yards away, and a churchyard full of trees, and snowdrops in the spring.