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The following is a list of churches in East Cambridgeshire.

Active churches

There are churches in every civil parish.

The district has an estimated 71 churches for 87,800 inhabitants, a rato of one church to every 1,237 people.

Name Civil parish Dedication Web Founded Denomination Benefice Notes
St Mary, Brinkley Brinkley Mary Medieval Church of England Raddesley Group Benefice includes one church in South Cambridgeshire
St George Mission Church, Six Mile Bottom Brinkley (Six Mile Bottom) George 1890s Church of England Fulbourn & the Wilbrahams Building 1933. Benefice includes 3 churches in S Cambs.
St Augustine of Canterbury, Burrough Green Burrough Green Augustine of Canterbury Medieval Church of England Raddesley Group
St Mary the Less, Westley Waterless Westley Waterless Mary Medieval Church of England Raddesley Group
St Mary, Dullingham Dullingham Mary Medieval Church of England Raddesley Group
St Peter, Stetchworth Stetchworth Peter Medieval Church of England Raddesley Group
Stetchworth United Reformed Church Stetchworth URC Current building 1963
All Saints, Kirtling Kirtling All Saints Medieval Church of England Cheveley Group
Our Lady & St Philip, Kirtling Kirtling Mary & Philip Roman Catholic Newmarket & Kirtling Parish
St Mary, Woodditton Woodditton Mary Medieval Church of England Cheveley Group
Saxon Street Methodist Church Woodditton (Saxon Street) pre-1885 Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit Current building 1885
St Mary, Cheveley Cheveley Mary Medieval Church of England Cheveley Group
Cheveley United Reformed Church Cheveley URC
St Mary, Ashley with Silverley Ashley Mary Medieval Church of England Cheveley Group Hospitaller chapel used from 1550. Rebuilt 1845
Holy Trinity, Bottisham Bottisham Trinity Medieval Church of England Anglesey Group Benefice includes one church in South Cambridgeshire.
RENEW Church Bottisham Baptist Union Met in Lode Chapel; now use Bottisham Primary School
St Mary, Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Bulbeck Mary Medieval Church of England Anglesey Group
St James, Lode with Longmeadow Lode James 1853 Church of England Anglesey Group
St Mary, Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior Mary Medieval Church of England Anglesey Group
St Etheldreda & Holy Trinity, Reach Reach Æthelthryth & Trinity 1861 Church of England Burwell & Reach Older medieval church was ruined C18th for 100 years
St Mary, Burwell Burwell Mary Medieval Church of England Burwell & Reach
Burwell Baptist Church Burwell Baptist Union
Trinity Church Burwell Burwell Trinity Methodist / URC Ely & Newmarket Circuit
St Laurence, Wicken Wicken Laurence of Rome Medieval Church of England Soham & Wicken
Wicken Methodist Church Wicken Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
St Andrew, Soham Soham Andrew Medieval Church of England Soham & Wicken
Soham Baptist Church Soham 1752 FIEC Current building 1832. Joined FIEC 1984
Soham Methodist Church Soham pre-1869 Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit Current building 1869
Soham Salvation Army Soham Salvation Army
SS Peter & Mary Magdalene, Fordham Fordham Peter, Mary Magdalene Medieval Church of England Three Rivers Group
St Andrew, Isleham Isleham Andrew Medieval Church of England Three Rivers Group
Pound Lane Free Church Isleham FIEC
High Street Church, Isleham Isleham 1812 Began as High St Baptist Church. New building 2008
St Margaret, Chippenham Chippenham Margaret the Virgin Medieval Church of England Three Rivers Group
St Nicholas, Kennett Kennett Nicholas Medieval Church of England Three Rivers Group
St Peter, Snailwell Snailwell Peter Medieval Church of England Three Rivers Group
St James, Stretham Stretham James Medieval CoE / Methodist Ely Team Reconstructed 1876
St George, Little Thetford Thetford George Medieval Church of England Ely Team Formerly chapel of ease to Stretham
Little Thetford Baptist Church Thetford 1867 Baptist Union
Cathedral of the Holy & Undivided Trinity, Ely Ely Trinity Medieval Church of England Ely Cathedral & St Peter's Cath. since 1109. Ded. to SS Etheldreda, Peter till C16th
St Mary, Ely Ely Mary Medieval Church of England Ely Team
St Peter-in-Ely Ely Peter 1890 Church of England
St Etheldreda, Ely Ely Æthelthryth 1890-1892 Roman Catholic Current building 1903, consecrated 1987
Ely Methodist Church Ely Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
Countess Free Church Ely Ely C18th CHC
New Connexions Free Church Ely Ely 2007 CHC Meets in Ely St Mary's School, High Barns
Ely Gospel Hall Ely Gospel Hall
Lighthouse Ely Ely ?
Ely City Church Ely ? Was Olive Tree Fellowship until 2016
Holy Cross, Stuntney Ely (Stuntney) Cross Medieval Church of England Ely Team Rebuilt 1876. Formerly chapel of ease to Ely Holy Trinity
Prickwillow Baptist Church Ely (Prickwillow) 1875 Baptist Union
St Michael & All Angels, Chettisham Ely (Chettisham) Michael & Angels Medieval Church of England Ely Team Chapel of ease to Ely St Mary until 1876
St Leonard, Little Downham Downham Leonard of Noblac Medieval CoE / Methodist Ely Team
Pymoor Methodist Church Downham (Pymoor) Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
St Peter, Wilburton Wilburton Peter Medieval Church of England
Wilburton Community Baptist Church Wilburton Baptist Union
Holy Trinity, Haddenham Haddenham Trinity Medieval Church of England
Haddenham Baptist Church Haddenham Baptist Union
Haddenham Methodist Church Haddenham Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
St Andrew, Witchford Witchford Andrew Medieval Church of England Witchford & Wentworth
Witchford Baptist Church Witchford Baptist Union
St Peter, Wentworth Wentworth Peter Medieval Church of England Witchford & Wentworth
St Andrew, Sutton-in-the-Isle Sutton Andrew Medieval Church of England
St Martin, Witcham Witcham Martin of Tours Medieval Church of England Witcham & Mepal
St Mary, Mepal Mepal Mary Medieval Church of England Witcham & Mepal
St Peter-ad-Vincula, Coveney Coveney Peter Medieval Church of England
Coveney Methodist Church Coveney Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
St George, Littleport Littleport George Medieval Church of England
St John's Methodist Church, Littleport Littleport John the Evangelist 1835 Methodist Ely & Newmarket Circuit
Littleport Salvation Army Littleport Salvation Army
The Vine Community Church, Littleport Littleport 1987 ? Planted from High Street Church, Isleham

Defunct churches

Name Civil parish Dedication Founded Redundant Denomination Notes
St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior Quiricus and Julietta Medieval 1903 Church of England Rebuilt 1806-1809. Churches Conservation Trust
St Peter, Prickwillow Ely (Prickwillow) Peter 1866-1868 2008 Church of England
St Matthew, Littleport Littleport Matthew 1870s Church of England Now a house
All Saints, Silverley Ashley All Saints Medieval C16th Church of England

Map of medieval parish churches

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