The following is a list of churches in Fenland, a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England.
Map of medieval parish churches
Cambridgeshire
Chatteris
Doddington
Elm
Leverington
March
Newton-in-the-Isle
Tydd St Giles
Whittlesey St Mary
Whittlesey St Andrew
Wisbech St Mary
Wittering
Bainton
Helpston
Thornhaugh
Wansford
Castor
Marholm
Maxey
Etton
Northborough
Glinton
Peakirk
Paston
Longthorpe
Wdstn
Fletton
Stanground
Orton Longueville
O. W.
Ufford
Cherry Hinton
Chesterton
Cambridge (13 chs.)
Trumpington
St Andrew the Less
Abington Pigotts
Arrington
Babraham
Balsham
Barrington
Bartlow
Barton
Bassingbourn
Bourn
Boxworth
Caldecote
Carlton
Castle Camps
Caxton
Comberton
Conington
Coton
Cottenham
Croxton
Croydon
Dry Drayton
Elsworth
Eltisley
Fen Ditton
Fen Drayton
Fowlmere
Foxton
Fulbourn (All Saints; St Vigor's)
Gamlingay
Girton
Grantchester
Graveley
Gt Abington
Gt Chishill
Lt Chishill
Gt Eversden
Gt Shelford
Gt Wilb'ham
Guilden Morden
Hardwick
Harlton
Harston
Haslingfield
Hauxton
Heydon
Hildersham
Histon
Horningsea
Horseheath
Impington
Kingston
Knapwell
Landbeach
Linton
Litlington
Lt Abington
Lt Eversden
Lt Gransden
Lt Wilb.
Lolworth
Longstanton All Saints
Longstowe
Madingley
Melbourn
Meldreth
Milton
Newton
Oakington
Orwell
Over
Pampisford
Papworth Everard
Rampton
Sawston
Shepreth
Wendy
Shudy Camps
Stapleford
Steeple Morden
Stow cum Quy
Swavesey
Tadlow
Teversham
Thriplow
Toft
W Wickham
W Wratting
Weston Colville
Whaddon
Whittlesford
Willingham
Wimpole
Hatley St George
Brinkley
Burrough Green
Westley Waterless
Dullingham
Stetchworth
Kirtling
Woodditton
Cheveley
Ashley
Silverley
Bottisham
Swaffham Bulbeck
Swaffham Prior
Reach
Burwell
Wicken
Soham
Fordham
Isleham
Chippenham
Snailwell
St Mary
Lt Downham
Wilburton
Haddenham
Witchford
Wentworth
Sutton-in-the-Isle
Witcham
Mepal
Coveney
Littleport
Bot. Bridge
Gt Gransden
Waresley
St Neots
Eynesbury
Eaton Socon
Yelling
Toseland
Lt Paxton
Gt Paxton
Southoe
Diddington
Hail Weston
Great Staughton
Kimbolton
Tilbrook
Covington
Stow Longa
Spaldwick
Easton
Barham
Buckden
Offord Cluny
Grafham
Ellington
Brampton
Huntingdon (14 chs.)
Htf
Gt Stukeley
Lt Stukeley
Abbots Ripton
Kings Ripton
Godmanchester
Hilton
Houghton
Hemingford Grey
St Ives
Fenstanton
Holywell
Bluntisham
Colne
Catworth
Keyston
Bythorn
Molesworth
Brington
Old Weston
Leighton Bromswold
Buckworth
Alconbury
Childerley
Upton
Hamerton
Winwick
Gt Gidding
Somersham
Pidley-cum-Fenton
Woodhurst
Oldhurst
Broughton
Warboys
Wistow
Bury
Upwood
Sawtry
Glatton
Holme
Yaxley
Farcet
Stilton
Folksworth
Morborne
Haddon
Elton
Chesterton
Alwalton
Wtr Newton
Stib'ton
Woolley
Wyton
Lt Raveley
Washingley
Denton
Caldecote
Sibson
Coppingford
St Andrew
Medieval parish churches in Cambridgeshire
Central Cambridge
St Michael
Medieval parish churches in Cambridge Central
Active churches
There are churches in every civil parish. The district has an estimated 52 active churches for 100,200 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,927 people.
| Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benwick Church | Benwick | [1] | 2012 | Church of England | Six Fen Churches | Church room as extension to village hall. See entry below | |
| SS Peter & Paul, Chatteris | Chatteris | [2] | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| Chatteris Catholic Meeting | Chatteris | Roman Catholic | March Parish | Meets in Anglican church for weekly masses[3] | |||
| Emmanuel Church Chatteris | Chatteris | [4] | Jesus | BU / Meth / URC | Ely & Newmarket Methodist Circuit | 1990 merger of Baptist, Methodist and URC churches | |
| Chatteris Community Church | Chatteris | [5] | 2010-2012 | Grace Baptist[6] | |||
| Chatteris Salvation Army | Chatteris | [7] | Salvation Army | ||||
| Christ Church, Christchurch | Christchurch | [1] | Jesus | 1864 | Church of England | Six Fen Churches | Benefice also includes Welney church in Norfolk |
| St Mary, Doddington | Doddington | [1] | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Six Fen Churches | |
| Doddington Methodist Church | Doddington | [8] | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | |||
| All Saints, Elm | Elm | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Elm, Emneth, Friday Bridge | Benefice also includes Emneth church in Norfolk | |
| St Mark, Friday Bridge | Elm (Friday Bridge) | Mark | 1864 | Church of England | Elm, Emneth, Friday Bridge | ||
| St Paul, Gorefield | Gorefield | Paul | 1870 | Church of England | Wisbech St Mary, Gorefield, Southea | ||
| St Leonard, Leverington | Leverington | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Leverington, Newton, Tydd | ||
| St Nicolas, Manea | Manea | [9] | Nicholas | pre-1791 | Church of England | Six Fen Churches | Rebuilt 1791, 1875. Chapel of ease to Coveney until 1875. |
| Manea Methodist Church | Manea | [8] | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | |||
| St Wendreda, March | March | [10] | Wendreda | Medieval | Church of England | March Team | |
| St Peter, March | March | [11] | Peter | 1880 | Church of England | March Team | |
| St John the Evangelist, March | March | John the Evangelist | 1872 | Church of England | March Team | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, March | March (Westry) | Mary Magdalene | 1873 | Church of England | March Team | ||
| Our Lady of Good Counsel & St Peter, March | March | [12] | Mary & Peter | 1911 | Roman Catholic | March Parish | |
| Centenary Baptist Church, March | March | [13] | 1700 | Baptist Union | |||
| Providence Baptist Church, March | March | [14] | Grace Baptist | Rebuilt 1873 | |||
| Trinity Church March | March | [8] | Trinity | Methodist / URC | The Fens Methodist Circuit | 1980s merger of two Methodist churches and one URC[15] | |
| Elim March Community Church | March | [16] | Elim | ||||
| March Evangelical Fellowship | March | [17] | ? | ||||
| Fenland Community Church | March | [18] | ? | Centres on the needs of people with learning difficulties. | |||
| St James, Newton-in-the-Isle | Newton-in-the-Isle | James | Medieval | Church of England | Leverington, Newton, Tydd | ||
| Emmanuel, Southea | Parson Drove | Jesus | 1873 | Church of England | Wisbech St Mary, Gorefield, Southea | ||
| St Mark's Methodist Church, Parson Drove | Parson Drove | [8] | Mark | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | ||
| Murrow Methodist Church | Parson Drove (Murrow) | [8] | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | |||
| St Giles, Tydd St Giles | Tydd St Giles | Giles | Medieval | Church of England | Leverington, Newton, Tydd | ||
| Tydd St Giles Methodist Church | Tydd St Giles | [8] | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | |||
| St Mary, Whittlesey | Whittlesey | [19] | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Whittlesey, Pondersbridge, Coates | |
| St Andrew, Whittlesey | Whittlesey | [19] | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Whittlesey, Pondersbridge, Coates | Benefice also includes Pondersbridge church in Hunt'shire. |
| Holy Trinity, Coates | Whittlesey (Coates) | [19] | Trinity | 1839-1840 | Church of England | Whittlesey, Pondersbridge, Coates | |
| St Jude the Apostle, Whittlesey | Whittlesey | [20] | Jude | Roman Catholic | Whittlesey & Ramsey Parish | Parish also includes Ramsey in Huntingdonshire | |
| Whittlesey Baptist Church | Whittlesey | [21] | 1769 | Grace Baptist | |||
| Whittlesey Queen Street Church | Whittlesey | [22] | C19th | Methodist / URC | Peterborough Methodist Circuit | URC closed and amalgamated with Methodists 1993[23] | |
| Whittlesey Salvation Army | Whittlesey | [24] | Salvation Army | ||||
| Whittlesey Christian Church | Whittlesey | [25] | ? | ||||
| St Peter, Wimblington | Wimblington | [1] | Peter | 1874[26] | Church of England | Six Fen Churches | |
| Wimblington Methodist Church | Wimblington | [8] | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | |||
| SS Peter & Paul, Wisbech | Wisbech | [27] | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| St Augustine, Wisbech | Wisbech | [28] | Augustine of Canterbury | 1868 | Church of England | ||
| Our Lady & St Charles Borromeo, Wisbech | Wisbech | [29] | Mary, Charles Borromeo | 1840 | Roman Catholic | ||
| Wisbech Baptist Church | Wisbech | [30] | C17th | Baptist Union | 1961 merger of General and Particular Baptist churches | ||
| Trinity Methodist Church, Wisbech | Wisbech | [8] | Trinity | Methodist | The Fens Methodist Circuit | Current building 1969 | |
| Castle Square URC, Wisbech | Wisbech | United Reformed | |||||
| Wisbech Salvation Army | Wisbech | [31] | Salvation Army | ||||
| Wisbech Quaker Meeting | Wisbech | [32] | Quakers | ||||
| The Kings Church, Wisbech | Wisbech | [33] | 1984 | Independent | |||
| St Mary, Wisbech St Mary | Wisbech St Mary | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Wisbech St Mary, Gorefield, Southea |
Defunct churches
| Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary, Benwick | Benwick | Mary | 1850-1854 | 1980 | Church of England | Demolished 1985 |
| St Etheldreda, Coldham | Elm (Coldham) | Æthelthryth | 1876 | Church of England | Sold as house before 2008[34] | |
| Guyhirn Chapel | Wisbech St Mary (Guyhirn) | 1660 | 1960 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Guyhirn | Wisbech St Mary (Guyhirn) | Mary Magdalene | 1878 | Church of England | Sold for conversion before 2012[35] | |
| St John the Baptist, Parson Drove | Parson Drove | John the Baptist | Medieval | 1974 | Church of England | Parish church 1870. Churches Conservation Trust |
| Corpus Christi, Murrow | Parson Drove (Murrow) | Corpus Christi | 1857 | c. 2005[36] | Church of England | Now a house |
References
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