List of churches in Fenland
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The following is a list of churches in Fenland, a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England.
Map of medieval parish churches[edit]
Cambridgeshire[edit]
Central Cambridge[edit]
Active churches[edit]
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 |
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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[edit]
Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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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 |
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