St
Helen’s Church, Kelloe.
Fine example of an early Norman church, containing the sculpted Kelloe
Cross. A plaque marks the birth of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, whose
early childhood was spent in the nearby village of Coxhoe.
St.
Lawrence’s Church, Pittington.
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Dating from 1000, the present church with its beautifully decorated aisle,
occupies a site on which an earlier Saxon church is believed to have stood.
St
Nicholas’ Church, Market Place.
Originally a Norman church whose north wall once continued the city wall.
The church was redesigned in 1858 and modernised in 1981. Adjacent craft
shop.
St.
Oswald’s Church, Church Street.
Named after the Christian King of Northumbria. Parts of the church date
from 1195 with further restoration and changes from the 14th century.