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Beautiful Churches in Derbyshire and Staffordshire

If you enjoy visiting churches there are some ecclesiastical masterpieces locally.
Perhaps most famous is St Giles Church in Cheadle, Staffordshire . This is an absolute gem – designed by Pugin (who also designed the Houses of Parliament). It is high gothic architecture at its best.
 
St Giles Church Cheadle
 
St Giles, Cheadle - a Pugin masterpiece
 
Derby Cathedral, Iron Gate, Derby (Tel: 01332 341201) has the second highest perpendicular tower in England and the oldest ring of ten bells in the world!
 

Derby Cathedral

St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield (Tel: 01246 206506). Famous throughout the country for its crooked Spire, which both twists and leans! It stands 228 feet high and leans 9 and a half feet from its true centre. It is also the largest church in Derbyshire
 

Chesterfield Church

St John the Baptist, Tideswell. (Tel: 01298 871317) Known as ‘The Cathedral of the Peak’, it is a truly beautiful church in a village setting. Dating back to the 14th century, it has lovely carvings, a gothic organ case and a very long chancel.

St Anne’s Church, Bath Road, Buxton (Tel: 01298 77856). St Anne’s is believed to be the oldest building in the pretty town of Buxton. It is only small but full of antiques, and is very charming!

St Oswald’s, Ashbourne (Tel: 01335 346446). An attractive church with many medieval tombs and a striking 212 feet spire.

St Mary’s, Wirksworth (Tel: 01629 824707). An attractive cruciform church dating from the 13th century, with a particularly attractive setting in a cathedral-like close of houses in the town
 
Lichfield Cathedral (www.lichfield-catherdral.org) is the famous medieval cathedral with 3 spires set at the heart of this historic city.
 

Lichfield Cathedral

 Lichfield Cathedral - famous for its 3 spires
 

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