List of churches in East Cambridgeshire facts for kids
The following is a list of churches in East Cambridgeshire.
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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 |
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