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 |
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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] | |||
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 |
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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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