The following is a list of churches in South Cambridgeshire.
The district has an estimated 147 active churches for 156,500 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,065 people.
The only civil parish without a church is Papworth St Agnes.
| Name | Image | Civil parish | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael & All Angels, Abington Pigotts | | Abington Pigotts | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | ||
| St Nicholas, Arrington | | Arrington | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Orwell Group [2] | ||
| St Peter, Babraham | | Babraham | Peter | [3] | Medieval | Church of England | Sawston with Babraham | |
| Holy Trinity, Balsham | | Balsham | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| Bar Hill Church | | Bar Hill | [5] | 1967 | CoE/BU/Meth/URC | Permanent building 1971. New building 1991. Current minister URC. | ||
| All Saints, Barrington | | Barrington | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Orwell Group [2] | ||
| St Mary, Bartlow | | Bartlow | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Linton Group [6] | ||
| St Peter, Barton | | Barton | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| Barton Baptist Church | | Barton | Baptist Union | Referred to in parish documents [8] | ||||
| SS Peter & Paul, Bassingbourn | | Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth | Peter & Paul | [9] | Medieval | Church of England | Bassingbourn with Whaddon | |
| Bassingbourn URC | Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth | 1790 [10] | URC | [11] | ||||
| SS Helena & Mary, Bourn | | Bourn | Helena & Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Peter, Boxworth | | Boxworth | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Michael & All Angels, Caldecote | | Caldecote | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| Cambourne Church | | Cambourne | [13] | 1999 | CoE/BU/Meth/URC | |||
| Christ Church Cambourne | Cambourne | Jesus | [14] | c. 2015 | FIEC | Meets in Cambourne Village College | ||
| St Peter, Carlton | | Carlton | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Raddesley Group | Benefice includes five other churches in East Cambridgeshire. [15] | |
| All Saints, Castle Camps | | Castle Camps | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Linton Group [6] | ||
| Castle Camps URC | Castle Camps | [16] | URC | |||||
| St Andrew, Caxton | | Caxton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| Childerley Hall Chapel | | Childerley | Church of England | Private chapel, used for occasional services by Caldecote church. [17] | ||||
| St Mary's, Comberton | | Comberton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| Comberton Baptist Church | Comberton | [18] | c. 1850 | Baptist Union | Current building constructed 1868-1869 [19] | |||
| St Mary, Conington | | Conington | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Peter, Coton | | Coton | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| All Saints, Cottenham | | Cottenham | All Saints | [20] | Medieval | Church of England | Cottenham with Rampton | |
| Cottenham Baptist Church | Cottenham | [21] | 1781 | Baptist Union | Current building constructed 1856 | |||
| St James, Croxton | | Croxton | James | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| All Saints, Croydon-cum-Clopton | | Croydon | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Orwell Group [2] | ||
| SS Peter & Paul, Dry Drayton | | Dry Drayton | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| St Peter, Duxford | | Duxford | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Duxford, Hinxton & Ickleton [22] | ||
| Duxford URC | | Duxford | [23] | URC | ||||
| Holy Trinity, Elsworth | | Elsworth | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| SS Pandionia & John the Baptist, Eltisley | | Eltisley | Pandionia & John B | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton | | Fen Ditton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Fen Ditton, Horningsea, Teversham | ||
| St Mary, Fen Drayton | | Fen Drayton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Benefice arrangements unclear. [24] | ||
| St Mary, Fowlmere | | Fowlmere | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Four Church Benefice [25] | ||
| Fowlmere URC | | Fowlmere | URC | [26] | ||||
| St Laurence, Foxton | | Foxton | Lawrence of Rome | Medieval | Church of England | Four Church Benefice [25] | ||
| Foxton Methodist Church | Foxton | Methodist Church | Cambridge Circuit [27] | |||||
| St Vigor, Fulbourn | | Fulbourn | Vigor | Medieval | Church of England | Fulbourn and the Wilbrahams [28] | Benefice also includes a church in East Cambridgeshire | |
| Fulbourn United Reformed Church | Fulbourn | [29] | 1810 | URC | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, Gamlingay | | Gamlingay | Mary | [30] | Medieval | Church of England | Gamlingay, Hatley and Everton | Benefice also includes a church in Bedfordshire |
| Gamlingay Baptist Church | Gamlingay | [31] | c. 1700 | Baptist Union | ||||
| St Andrew, Girton | | Girton | Andrew | [32] | Medieval | Church of England | Girton and Madingley | |
| Girton Baptist Church | Girton | [33] | 1860 [34] | Baptist Union | ||||
| SS Andrew & Mary, Grantchester | | Grantchester | Andrew & Mary | [35] | Medieval | Church of England | Grantchester and Newnham | Benefice also includes St Mark's, Newnham, Cambridge. |
| St Botolph, Graveley | | Graveley | Botwulf of Thorney | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Great Abington | | Great Abington | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| St Swithun, Great Chishill | | Great and Little Chishill | Swithun | Medieval | Church of England | Icknield Way Parish [36] | Benefice also includes churches in Essex. | |
| St Nicholas, Little Chishill | | Great and Little Chishill | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Icknield Way Parish [36] | ||
| Great Chishill URC | Great and Little Chishill | 1694 | URC | Rebuilt 1895 [37] | ||||
| St Mary, Great Eversden | | Great Eversden | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | Rebuilt c. 1470 | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Great Shelford | | Great Shelford | Mary | [38] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| Great Shelford Free Church (Baptist) | Great Shelford | [39] | 1825 | Baptist Union | ||||
| St Nicholas, Great Wilbraham | | Great Wilbraham | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Fulbourn and the Wilbrahams [28] | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Guilden Morden | | Guilden Morden | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | ||
| Guiden Morden Cong. Church | Guilden Morden | [40] | c. 1700 | Cong. Federation | Current building 1840 | |||
| St Mary, Hardwick | | Hardwick | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| Hardwick Evangelical Church | Hardwick | [41] | 1980s | Baptist Union | Meets in local primary school. Joined Baptist Union 2016. | |||
| Assumption of Mary, Harlton | | Harlton | Assumption of Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| All Saints, Harston | | Harston | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Harston, Hauxton and Newton [42] | ||
| Harston Baptist Church | | Harston | [43] | 1786 | Baptist Union | |||
| All Saints, Haslingfield | | Haslingfield | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| Haslingfield Methodist Church | | Haslingfield | [44] | 1867 | Methodist Church | Cambridge Circuit [27] | Current building 1977 | |
| Hatley St George church | | Hatley | Medieval | Church of England | ||||
| St Edmund, Hauxton | | Hauxton | Edmund the Martyr | Medieval | Church of England | Harston, Hauxton and Newton [42] | ||
| Holy Trinity, Heydon | | Heydon | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Icknield Way Parish [36] | Largely rebuilt 1950s after WW2 bomb damage | |
| Holy Trinity, Hildersham | | Hildersham | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| St Mary and St John Church, Hinxton | | Hinxton | Mary & John the Ev | Medieval | Church of England | Duxford, Hinxton & Ickleton [22] | ||
| St Andrew, Histon | | Histon | Andrew | [45] | Medieval | Church of England | Histon and Impington | |
| Histon Baptist Church | Histon | [46] | 1858 | Baptist Union | ||||
| Histon Methodist Church | Histon | [47] | Methodist Church | Cambridge Circuit [27] | ||||
| New Life Church Cambridge | Histon | [48] | 2004 | Global Horizons | Meets in Histon Baptist Church | |||
| St Peter, Horningsea | | Horningsea | Peter | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | Fen Ditton, Horningsea, Teversham | |
| All Saints, Horseheath | | Horseheath | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Linton Group [6] | ||
| St Mary Magdalene Church, Ickleton | | Ickleton | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Duxford, Hinxton & Ickleton [22] | ||
| St Andrew, Impington | | Impington | Andrew | [50] | Medieval | Church of England | Histon and Impington | |
| All Saints & St Andrew, Kingston | | Kingston | All Saints & Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| All Saints, Knapwell | | Knapwell | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| All Saints, Landbeach | | Landbeach | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Waterbeach & Landbeach [51] | ||
| Landbeach and Milton Baptist Church (Lamb church) | Landbeach | [3] [5] www.lambchurch.uk | 1816 (previous chapel) 1854 (current building) | Baptist Union of Great Britain | ||||
| St Mary, Linton | | Linton | Mary | [6] | Medieval | Church of England | Linton Group | |
| Linton Free Church | | Linton | [52] | c. 1700 | URC | Current building 1818 | ||
| St Catherine, Litlington | | Litlington | Catherine of Alexandria | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | ||
| Litlington Congregational Church | Litlington | Cong. Federation | [53] | |||||
| St Mary, Little Abington | | Little Abington | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| Little Abington URC | Little Abington | [54] | URC | |||||
| St Helen's, Little Eversden | | Little Eversden | Helena (empress) | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | ||
| SS Peter & Paul, Little Gransden | | Little Gransden | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Gransdens, Abbotsley & Waresley [55] | Benefice also includes three churches in Huntingdonshire. | |
| All Saints, Little Shelford | | Little Shelford | All Saints | [56] | Medieval | Church of England | Little Shelford | |
| St John the Evangelist, Little Wilbraham | | Little Wilbraham | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | Fulbourn and the Wilbrahams [28] | ||
| All Saints, Lolworth | | Lolworth | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| All Saints, Longstanton | | Longstanton | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| St Mary the Virgin, Longstowe | | Longstowe | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, Madingley | | Madingley | Mary Magdalene | [57] | Medieval | Church of England | Girton and Madingley | |
| All Saints, Melbourn | | Melbourn | All Saints | [58] | Medieval | Church of England | Melbourn & Meldreth | |
| Melbourn Baptist Church | | Melbourn | [59] | 1675 | Baptist Union | Current building 1856 | ||
| Melbourn URC | | Melbourn | [60] | URC | Current building 1717 | |||
| Holy Trinity, Meldreth | | Meldreth | Trinity | [61] | Medieval | Church of England | Melbourn & Meldreth | |
| All Saints, Milton | | Milton | All Saints | [62] | Medieval | Church of England | Milton | |
| Cambridge New Apostolic Church | | Milton | [63] | New Apostolic Church | ||||
| St Margaret of Antioch, Newton | | Newton | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | Church of England | Harston, Hauxton and Newton [42] | ||
| St Andrew, Oakington | | Oakington and Westwick | Andrew | [64] | Medieval | Church of England | Oakington | |
| Oakington Baptist Chapel | Oakington and Westwick | [65] | Baptist Union | |||||
| St John, Orchard Park | Orchard Park | John the Evangelist | [66] | c. 2012 | Church of England | Plant from Christ Church Cambridge. Meets in a local primary school | ||
| St Andrew, Orwell | | Orwell | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Orwell Group [2] | ||
| Orwell Methodist Church | Orwell | [67] | Methodist Church | Cambridge Circuit [27] | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, Over | | Over | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| Over Methodist Church | Over | [68] | c. 1830 | Methodist Church | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit [69] | Current building constructed 1848 | ||
| Over Baptist Church | Over | [70] | c. 1742 | Baptist Union | ||||
| St John the Baptist, Pampisford | | Pampisford | John the Baptist | [71] | Medieval | Church of England | Whittlesford and Pampisford | |
| St Peter, Papworth Everard | | Papworth Everard | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team [12] | Papworth Team also includes two churches in Huntingdonshire | |
| Papworth Catholic Meeting | Papworth Everard | Catholic Church | Huntingdon Parish | Served from Huntingdon. Meets in old St Luke's Methodist Church [72] | ||||
| St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church | Papworth Everard | [73] | 2005 | Malankara Orthodox | ||||
| All Saints, Rampton | | Rampton | All Saints | [74] | Medieval | Church of England | Cottenham with Rampton | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Sawston | | Sawston | Mary | [75] | Medieval | Church of England | Sawston with Babraham | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes, Sawston | Sawston | Mary | [76] | 1958 | Catholic Church | Our Lady & English Martyrs Parish | ||
| Christ Church South Cambs | Sawston | Jesus | [77] | 2006 | Anglican Mission in England | 2006 plant from All Saints, Little Shelford. Meets in Sawston Village College | ||
| Sawston Free Church | | Sawston | [78] | Methodist/URC | Cambridge Circuit [27] | |||
| All Saints, Shepreth | | Shepreth | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Four Church Benefice [25] | ||
| All Saints, Wendy | Shingay cum Wendy | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | Rebuilt 1867, current building 1980s was former school | ||
| St Mary, Shudy Camps | | Shudy Camps | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Linton Group [6] | ||
| St Andrew, Stapleford | | Stapleford | Andrew | [79] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| SS Peter & Paul, Steeple Morden | | Steeple Morden | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | ||
| St Mary, Stow cum Quy | | Stow cum Quy | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Anglesey Group [80] | Benefice also includes four churches in East Cambridgeshire. | |
| St Andrew, Swavesey | | Swavesey | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| Bethel Baptist Church, Swavesey | Swavesey | Bethel | [81] | 1840 | Baptist Union | Current building constructed 1868 | ||
| Swavesey Strict Baptist Chapel | Swavesey | Gospel Standard Baptist | ||||||
| St Giles, Tadlow | | Tadlow | Giles | Medieval | Church of England | Shingay Group [1] | ||
| All Saints, Teversham | | Teversham | All Saints | [82] | Medieval | Church of England | Fen Ditton, Horningsea, Teversham | |
| Hope Community Church, Teversham | Teversham | [83] | 2007 | FIEC | Meets in local primary school. Plant from Rock Baptist, Cambridge | |||
| St George, Thriplow | | Thriplow | George | Medieval | Church of England | Four Church Benefice [25] | ||
| St Andrew, Toft | | Toft | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Lordsbridge Team [7] | Partners with Toft Methodist under covenant "The Church in Toft". | |
| Toft Methodist Chapel | | Toft | Methodist | Cambridge Circuit [27] | Partners with St Andrew's under covenant "The Church in Toft". [84] | |||
| St John the Evangelist, Waterbeach | | Waterbeach | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | Waterbeach & Landbeach [51] | ||
| Waterbeach Baptist Church | | Waterbeach | [85] | Baptist Union | Known as Spurgeon's Chapel | |||
| Waterbeach Salvation Army | Waterbeach | [86] | Salvation Army | |||||
| St Mary, West Wickham | | West Wickham | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| St Andrew, West Wratting | West Wratting | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | |||
| St Mary, Weston Colville | | Weston Colville | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Granta Vale Benefice [4] | ||
| St Mary, Whaddon | | Whaddon | Mary | [87] | Medieval | Church of England | Bassingbourn with Whaddon | |
| SS Mary & Andrew, Whittlesford | | Whittlesford | Mary & Andrew | [88] | Medieval | Church of England | Whittlesford and Pampisford | |
| Whittlesford United Reformed Church | | Whittlesford | [89] | URC | In an LEP with the Anglican church | |||
| St Mary & All Saints, Willingham | | Willingham | Mary & All Saints | [90] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| Willingham Baptist Church | Willingham | [91] | Baptist Union | |||||
| Willingham Salvation Army | Willingham | Salvation Army | [92] | |||||
| St Andrew, Wimpole | | Wimpole | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Orwell Group [2] |
| Name | Image | Civil parish | Web | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary, Childerley | Childerley | Medieval | C16th [93] | Church of England | Village depopulated C16th to make way for deer park | ||
| Dry Drayton Methodist Church | | Dry Drayton | [94] | 2016 | Methodist | Most recent building 1866 | |
| St John's Church, Duxford | | Duxford | Medieval | 1874 | Church of England | Parish merged with St Peter's. In the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. | |
| Eltisley Methodist Chapel | Eltisley | [95] | 2010 | Methodist | |||
| All Saints, Fulbourn | Fulbourn | Medieval | 1766 [96] | Church of England | |||
| St Denis, East Hatley | | Hatley | [30] | Medieval | 1974 | Church of England | Friends of Friendless Churches 2016 |
| St Michael's Church, Longstanton | | Longstanton | Medieval | 1973 | Church of England | Under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. | |
| St Luke's Methodist Church | Papworth Everard | Methodist | |||||
| St John the Baptist's Church, Papworth St Agnes | | Papworth St Agnes | [12] | Medieval | 1976 | Church of England | Used for occasional services. In the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. |
| Weston Colville Methodist Church | Weston Colville | [97] | 2010s | Methodist |
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