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Historic Churches & Priories

This collection showcases Cumbria’s ecclesiastical history, ranging from the grand 12th-century Cartmel Priory to St Olaf’s in Wasdale Head, recognized as England’s smallest parish church. Highlights include St Mary’s in Ambleside, a Gothic Revival masterpiece designed by George Gilbert Scott, and Grasmere’s St Oswald’s Church, famous for its connections to William Wordsworth. These sites, including 16th-century mountain chapels and the expansive five-aisled Kendal Parish Church, reflect centuries of architectural evolution across the Lake District.

Historic Churches & Priories — Hartă

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St Kentigerns

St Kentigern's Church,, is in the village of Caldbeck, Cumbria, England.

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St Bega's Church

A 10th-century foundation situated in an isolated setting on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake. The current building dates primarily from the 12th and 13th centuries and features a simple, rustic interior with a rare pre-Norman lead font.

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Kendal Parish Church

Kendal Parish Church, also known as the Holy Trinity Church due to its dedication to the Holy Trinity, is the Anglican parish church of …

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St Mary's

St Mary's Church is in Ambleside, Cumbria, England. It was built in the 1850s to a design by George Gilbert Scott in Gothic Revival style.

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Saint Oswald's Church

St Oswald's Church is in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.

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St Olaf

St Olaf's Church in Wasdale Head, Cumbria, is England's smallest parish church.

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Newlands Church

Newlands Church is a 16th-century church situated less than 500 metres west of the hamlet of Little Town, Cumbria, England in the Newlands…

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St Michael's Church

St Michael's Church is located by the side of the River Derwent in the dispersed settlement of Isel, in the civil parish of Blindcrake,…

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Cartmel Priory

Cartmel Priory church serves as the parish church of Cartmel, Cumbria, England.

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St James Church

St James' Church, Staveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Staveley, Cumbria.

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St Martin (Martindale Old Church)

St Martin's Church, Martindale is located in the valley of Martindale in Cumbria, England.

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St Paul's Church

St Paul, Irton is an active parish church in the civil parish of Irton with Santon, Cumbria, England.

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St. Catherine's Church

St Catherine's Church is in the village of Boot in the English county of Cumbria.

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St Cuthberts Church

St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Kentmere, Cumbria.

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