The following is a list of churches in East Cambridgeshire.
Active churches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Defunct churches
| Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 St Mary
Wittering
Bainton
Helpston
Thornhaugh
Wansford
Castor
Marholm
Maxey
Etton
Northborough
Glinton
Peakirk
Paston
Longthorpe
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
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
Histon
Horningsea
Horseheath
Impington
Kingston
Knapwell
Landbeach
Linton
Litlington
Lt Abington
Lt Eversden
Lt Gransden
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
W Wickham
W Wratting
Weston Colville
Whaddon
Whittlesford
Willingham
Wimpole
Hatley St George
Brinkley
Burrough Green
Westley Waterless
Dullingham
Stetchworth
Kirtling
Woodditton
Cheveley
Ashley
Silverley
Bottisham
Swaffham Bulbeck
Swaffham Prior
Reach
Burwell
Wicken
Soham
Fordham
Isleham
Chippenham
Snailwell
St Mary
Lt Downham
Wilburton
Haddenham
Witchford
Wentworth
Sutton-in-the-Isle
Witcham
Mepal
Coveney
Littleport
Bot. Bridge
Gt Gransden
Waresley
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.)
Htf
Gt Stukeley
Lt Stukeley
Abbots Ripton
Kings Ripton
Godmanchester
Hilton
Houghton
Hemingford Grey
St Ives
Fenstanton
Holywell
Bluntisham
Colne
Catworth
Keyston
Bythorn
Molesworth
Brington
Old Weston
Leighton Bromswold
Buckworth
Alconbury
Childerley
Upton
Hamerton
Winwick
Gt Gidding
Somersham
Pidley-cum-Fenton
Woodhurst
Oldhurst
Broughton
Warboys
Wistow
Bury
Upwood
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
Medieval parish churches in Cambridgeshire
Central Cambridge
Medieval parish churches in Cambridge Central
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