List of churches in Fenland

Last updated April 26, 2024

The following is a list of churches in Fenland, a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England.

Map of medieval parish churches

Cambridgeshire

Chatteris

Doddington

Elm

Leverington

March

Newton-in-the-Isle

Tydd St Giles

Whittlesey St Mary

Whittlesey St Andrew

Wisbech

Wisbech St Mary

Wittering

Barnack

Bainton

Helpston

Thornhaugh

Wansford

Castor

Marholm

Maxey

Etton

Northborough

Glinton

Peakirk

Thorney

Paston

Longthorpe

Peterborough

Wdstn

Fletton

Stanground

Orton Longueville

O. W.

Ufford

Cherry Hinton

Chesterton

Cambridge (13 chs.)

Trumpington

St Andrew the Less

Abington Pigotts

Arrington

Babraham

Balsham

Barrington

Bartlow

Barton

Bassingbourn

Bourn

Boxworth

Caldecote

Carlton

Castle Camps

Caxton

Comberton

Conington

Coton

Cottenham

Croxton

Croydon

Dry Drayton

Duxford St Peter

St John

Elsworth

Eltisley

Fen Ditton

Fen Drayton

Fowlmere

Foxton

Fulbourn (All Saints; St Vigor's)

Gamlingay

Girton

Grantchester

Graveley

Gt Abington

Gt Chishill

Lt Chishill

Gt Eversden

Gt Shelford

Gt Wilb'ham

Guilden Morden

Hardwick

Harlton

Harston

Haslingfield

Hauxton

Heydon

Hildersham

Hinxton

Histon

Horningsea

Horseheath

Ickleton

Impington

Kingston

Knapwell

Landbeach

Linton

Litlington

Lt Abington

Lt Eversden

Lt Gransden

Lt Shelford

Lt Wilb.

Lolworth

Longstanton All Saints

Longstowe

Madingley

Melbourn

Meldreth

Milton

Newton

Oakington

Orwell

Over

Pampisford

Papworth Everard

Rampton

Sawston

Shepreth

Wendy

Shudy Camps

Stapleford

Steeple Morden

Stow cum Quy

Swavesey

Tadlow

Teversham

Thriplow

Toft

Waterbeach

W Wickham

W Wratting

Weston Colville

Whaddon

Whittlesford

Willingham

Wimpole

Hatley St George

E Hatley

St Michael

Papworth St Agnes

Brinkley

Burrough Green

Westley Waterless

Dullingham

Stetchworth

Kirtling

Woodditton

Cheveley

Ashley

Silverley

Bottisham

Swaffham Bulbeck

Swaffham Prior

Reach

Burwell

Wicken

Soham

Fordham

Isleham

Chippenham

Kennett

Snailwell

Stretham

Ely Cathedral

St Mary

Lt Downham

Wilburton

Haddenham

Witchford

Wentworth

Sutton-in-the-Isle

Witcham

Mepal

Coveney

Littleport

SS Cyriac & Julitta

Bot. Bridge

Gt Gransden

Waresley

Abbotsley

St Neots

Eynesbury

Eaton Socon

Yelling

Toseland

Lt Paxton

Gt Paxton

Southoe

Diddington

Hail Weston

Great Staughton

Kimbolton

Tilbrook

Covington

Stow Longa

Spaldwick

Easton

Barham

Buckden

Offord Cluny

Grafham

Ellington

Brampton

Huntingdon (14 chs.)

St Mary

Htf

Gt Stukeley

Lt Stukeley

Abbots Ripton

Kings Ripton

Godmanchester

Hilton

Houghton

H Abb

Hemingford Grey

St Ives

Fenstanton

Holywell

Bluntisham

Colne

Catworth

Keyston

Bythorn

Molesworth

Brington

Old Weston

Leighton Bromswold

Buckworth

Alconbury

Childerley

Upton

Hamerton

Lt Gidding

Winwick

Gt Gidding

Somersham

Pidley-cum-Fenton

Woodhurst

Oldhurst

Broughton

Warboys

Wistow

Bury

Upwood

Ramsey

Sawtry

Glatton

Holme

Yaxley

Farcet

Stilton

Folksworth

Morborne

Haddon

Elton

Chesterton

Alwalton

Wtr Newton

Stib'ton

Woolley

Wyton

Lt Raveley

Washingley

Denton

Caldecote

Sibson

Coppingford

St Andrew

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Medieval parish churches in Cambridgeshire

Central Cambridge

St Mary

St Michael

Medieval parish churches in Cambridge Central

Active churches

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
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

Name	Civil parish	Dedication	Founded	Redundant	Denomination	Notes
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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List of churches in Fenland

Contents

Map of medieval parish churches

Cambridgeshire

Central Cambridge

Active churches

Defunct churches

Related Research Articles

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