About Us
You are guaranteed a warm welcome at any of the churches in our Benefice, whether you live in the area or are just visiting.
St Helen's is a much-loved church with great views at the edge the village. The church is a great location for the major life events of our community. We share joy in marriages and baptisms, and we stand alongside in sadness at the passing of loved ones.
There was no church mentioned here at the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086. The present building is thought to have been a basic structure of chancel and aisleless nave, which was built in or about 1150.
There are some interesting headstones in the church grounds here. One or two very nicely carved slate graves, as fresh today as when they were carved in Georgian times. A particularly nice piece depicts a trumpet blowing angel placing a laurel wreath on an effigy of the deceased. Laurel wreaths were often used to symbolise victory (over death) on gravestones.
Another stone, close to the porch, has a very interesting inscription, and also has a very early date on it. This is dated 1641, which makes it one of the oldest stones in any church within the catchment area of this site, that has a date that is still legible. The stone is to one Willian Cockrill and the inscription reads as follows.... "Here lieth the body of William Cockrill, who waits for a glorious resurrection who died the 24th day of February" The "N" is carved the wrong way round on resurrection.
Rector: Rev Diane Kutar: [email protected] tel: 07501 486793
Churchwarden: John Blackman: tel 01733 240349
Weddings: Rev Diane Kutar: [email protected] tel: 07501 486793
Baptisms: Rev Diane Kutar: [email protected] tel: 07501 486793
Funerals and Memorials: Rev Diane Kutar: [email protected] tel: 07501 486793