The following is a list of churches in East Cambridgeshire.
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 |
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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 | [1] | URC | Current building 1963 | |||
All Saints, Kirtling | Kirtling | All Saints | [2] | Medieval | Church of England | Cheveley Group | |
Our Lady & St Philip, Kirtling | Kirtling | Mary & Philip | [3] | Roman Catholic | Newmarket & Kirtling Parish | ||
St Mary, Woodditton | Woodditton | Mary | [2] | Medieval | Church of England | Cheveley Group | |
Saxon Street Methodist Church | Woodditton (Saxon Street) | [4] | pre-1885 | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | Current building 1885 | |
St Mary, Cheveley | Cheveley | Mary | [2] | Medieval | Church of England | Cheveley Group | |
Cheveley United Reformed Church | Cheveley | URC | |||||
St Mary, Ashley with Silverley | Ashley | Mary | [2] | Medieval | Church of England | Cheveley Group | Hospitaller chapel used from 1550. Rebuilt 1845 |
Holy Trinity, Bottisham | Bottisham | Trinity | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Anglesey Group | Benefice includes one church in South Cambridgeshire. |
RENEW Church | Bottisham | [6] | Baptist Union | Met in Lode Chapel; now use Bottisham Primary School | |||
St Mary, Swaffham Bulbeck | Swaffham Bulbeck | Mary | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Anglesey Group | |
St James, Lode with Longmeadow | Lode | James | [5] | 1853 | Church of England | Anglesey Group | |
St Mary, Swaffham Prior | Swaffham Prior | Mary | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Anglesey Group | |
St Etheldreda & Holy Trinity, Reach | Reach | Æthelthryth & Trinity | [7] | 1861 | Church of England | Burwell & Reach | Older medieval church was ruined C18th for 100 years |
St Mary, Burwell | Burwell | Mary | [7] | Medieval | Church of England | Burwell & Reach | |
Burwell Baptist Church | Burwell | [8] | Baptist Union | ||||
Trinity Church Burwell | Burwell | Trinity | [9] | Methodist / URC | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | ||
St Laurence, Wicken | Wicken | Laurence of Rome | [10] | Medieval | Church of England | Soham & Wicken | |
Wicken Methodist Church | Wicken | [4] | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |||
St Andrew, Soham | Soham | Andrew | [10] | Medieval | Church of England | Soham & Wicken | |
Soham Baptist Church | Soham | [11] | 1752 | FIEC | Current building 1832. Joined FIEC 1984 | ||
Soham Methodist Church | Soham | [4] | pre-1869 | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | Current building 1869 | |
Soham Salvation Army | Soham | [12] | Salvation Army | ||||
SS Peter & Mary Magdalene, Fordham | Fordham | Peter, Mary Magdalene | [13] | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Group | |
St Andrew, Isleham | Isleham | Andrew | [14] | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Group | |
Pound Lane Free Church | Isleham | [15] | FIEC | ||||
High Street Church, Isleham | Isleham | [16] | 1812 | Began as High St Baptist Church. New building 2008 | |||
St Margaret, Chippenham | Chippenham | Margaret the Virgin | [13] | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Group | |
St Nicholas, Kennett | Kennett | Nicholas | [13] | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Group | |
St Peter, Snailwell | Snailwell | Peter | [13] | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Group | |
St James, Stretham | Stretham | James | [17] | 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 | [18] | 1867 | Baptist Union | |||
Cathedral of the Holy & Undivided Trinity, Ely | Ely | Trinity | [19] | Medieval | Church of England | Ely Cathedral & St Peter's | Cath. since 1109. Ded. to SS Etheldreda, Peter till C16th |
St Mary, Ely | Ely | Mary | [20] | Medieval | Church of England | Ely Team | |
St Peter-in-Ely | Ely | Peter | [21] | 1890 | Church of England | ||
St Etheldreda, Ely | Ely | Æthelthryth | [22] | 1890-1892 | Roman Catholic | Current building 1903, consecrated 1987 | |
Ely Methodist Church | Ely | [4] | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |||
Countess Free Church Ely | Ely | [23] | C18th | CHC | |||
New Connexions Free Church Ely | Ely | [24] | 2007 | CHC | Meets in Ely St Mary's School, High Barns | ||
Ely Gospel Hall | Ely | [25] | Gospel Hall | ||||
Lighthouse Ely | Ely | [26] | ? | ||||
Ely City Church | Ely | [27] | ? | 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) | [28] | 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 | [29] | Medieval | CoE / Methodist | Ely Team | |
Pymoor Methodist Church | Downham (Pymoor) | [4] | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |||
St Peter, Wilburton | Wilburton | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | |||
Wilburton Community Baptist Church | Wilburton | [30] | Baptist Union | ||||
Holy Trinity, Haddenham | Haddenham | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | |||
Haddenham Baptist Church | Haddenham | [31] | Baptist Union | ||||
Haddenham Methodist Church | Haddenham | [4] | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |||
St Andrew, Witchford | Witchford | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Witchford & Wentworth | ||
Witchford Baptist Church | Witchford | [32] | 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 | [4] | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |||
St George, Littleport | Littleport | George | [33] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
St John's Methodist Church, Littleport | Littleport | John the Evangelist | [4] | 1835 | Methodist | Ely & Newmarket Circuit | |
Littleport Salvation Army | Littleport | [34] | Salvation Army | ||||
The Vine Community Church, Littleport | Littleport | [35] | 1987 | ? | Planted from High Street Church, Isleham |
Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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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 [36] | |
All Saints, Silverley | Ashley | All Saints | Medieval | C16th | Church of England |
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