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When it opened its doors in 1904 it was declared to be ‘a church built by miners for the miners’.

Nestled in beautifully maintained grounds with the Welsh hills as a backdrop and the Afon Carno gently flowing nearby, St John the Baptist is a haven of peace and tranquillity.

A medieval church standing in an interesting churchyard with 18th century ledgers, chest tombs and two ancient yew trees with a fascinating history linking to John Wesley preaching from the pulpit built into the tree.

The churchyard site was an ancient burial ground going back to Anglo Saxon times, a buried Celtic cross, dating back to approximately 750AD, now sits proudly in the entrance porch.

After passing the splendid churchyard yew (over 1,000 years old), the latched door in the 14th century porch opens to reveal a church with a wall painting of St Christopher.

A chapel of ease and lovely example of a rural Victorian church in the tiny rural village of Thistleton in north Rutland.

The church is the early 12th century and the subterranean charnel chapel houses one of only two remaining in situ medieval ossuaries (collections of human bones) in England.