List of churches in Huntingdonshire
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The following is a list of churches in the district of Huntingdonshire.
The district has an estimated 131 churches for 175,700 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,341 people.
There are no churches in the civil parishes of Alconbury Weston, Conington, Denton and Caldecote, Earith, Wood Walton and Wyton on the Hill.
| Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Nation Church Huntingdon | Huntingdon | www.everynationhuntingdon.co.uk | 2020 | Every Nation | Meets at St Benedict's House, St Benedict's Court, PE29 3PN (at the fountains on Huntingdon High Street) | ||
| St Bartholomew, Great Gransden | Great Gransden | Bartholomew | Medieval | Church of England | Gransdens, Abbotsley & Waresley | Benefice also includes Little Gransden church in S Cambs | |
| St James, Waresley | Waresley-cum-Tetworth | James | Medieval | Church of England | Gransdens, Abbotsley & Waresley | ||
| St Margaret, Abbotsley | Abbotsley | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | Church of England | Gransdens, Abbotsley & Waresley | Churches Conservation Trust but chancel still used as church | |
| St Mary, St Neots | St Neots | Mary | [1] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| St Joseph, St Neots | St Neots | Joseph | [2] | Roman Catholic | St Neots & Buckden Parish | ||
| New Street Baptist Church, St Neots | St Neots | [3] | 1800 | Independent | |||
| St Neots United Reformed Church | St Neots | [4] | 1718 | URC | Current building 1888 | ||
| St Neots Evangelical Church | St Neots | [5] | FIEC | ||||
| Open Door Church | St Neots | [6] | Newfrontiers | Meets in the Priory Centre | |||
| St Mary, Eynesbury | St Neots (Eynesbury) | Mary | [7] | Medieval | Church of England | Eynesbury | |
| Berkley Street Methodist Church | St Neots (Eynesbury) | [8] | 1794 | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | ||
| Eaton Ford Methodist Church | St Neots (Eaton Ford) | [8] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| River Church | St Neots (Eaton Ford) | [9] | Harvest Network | Meets in The Eatons Centre | |||
| St Mary, Eaton Socon | St Neots (Eaton Socon) | Mary | [10] | Medieval | Church of England | Eaton Socon | |
| Holy Cross, Yelling | Yelling | Cross | [11] | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team | |
| St Michael, Toseland | Toseland | Michael | [11] | Medieval | Church of England | Papworth Team | Papworth Team also includes 12 churches in S Cambs |
| St James, Little Paxton | Little Paxton | James | [12] | Medieval | Church of England | Paxtons Benefice | Chapel of Great Paxton until 1978 |
| Kingfisher Church | Little Paxton | [13] | 2013 | FIEC | Plant from St Neots Evangelical Church. Meets in primary school | ||
| Holy Trinity, Great Paxton | Great Paxton | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Paxtons Benefice | Minster | |
| St Leonard, Southoe | Southoe & Midloe | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Paxtons Benefice | ||
| St Laurence, Diddington | Diddington | Laurence of Rome | Medieval | Church of England | Paxtons Benefice | ||
| St Nicholas, Hail Weston | Hail Weston | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Staughtons & Hail Weston | Benefice also includes one church in Bedford | |
| St Andrew, Great Staughton | Great Staughton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Staughtons & Hail Weston | ||
| Perry Baptist Church | Perry | [14] | 1841 | Baptist Union | Old church demolished 1984, new building 1990 | ||
| St Andrew, Kimbolton | Kimbolton | Andrew | [15] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group[16] | |
| All Saints, Tilbrook | Tilbrook | All Saints | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group | |
| All Saints, Covington | Covington | All Saints | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group | |
| St Botolph, Stow Longa | Stow Longa | Botwulf of Thorney | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group | |
| St James, Spaldwick | Spaldwick | James | [17] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group[16] | |
| St Peter, Easton | Easton | Peter | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group | |
| St Giles, Barham | Barham & Woolley | Giles | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | South Leightonstone Group | |
| St Mary, Buckden | Buckden | Mary | [18] | Medieval | Church of England | Buckden & Offord Cluny | |
| St Hugh of Lincoln, Buckden | Buckden | Hugh of Lincoln | [2] | Roman Catholic | St Neots & Buckden Parish | ||
| Buckden Methodist Church | Buckden | [19] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| All Saints, Offord Cluny | Offords Cluny & D'Arcy | All Saints | [20] | Medieval | Church of England | Buckden & Offord Cluny | |
| All Saints, Grafham | Grafham | All Saints | [21] | Medieval | Church of England | East Leightonstone | |
| All Saints, Ellington | Ellington | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | East Leightonstone | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, Brampton | Brampton | Mary Magdalene | [22] | Medieval | Church of England | East Leightonstone | |
| Brampton Methodist Church | Brampton | [19] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| All Saints, Huntingdon | Huntingdon | All Saints | [23] | Medieval | Church of England | Huntingdon Benefice | |
| St Mary, Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Mary | [23] | Medieval | Church of England | Huntingdon Benefice | |
| St Barnabas, Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Barnabas | Church of England | St Barnabas & the Riptons | |||
| St Michael the Archangel, Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Michael | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Trinity Free Church Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Trinity | [24] | Baptist Union | |||
| Huntingdon Methodist Church | Huntingdon | [25] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| Huntingdon Church of Christ | Huntingdon | [26] | Churches of Christ | ||||
| Huntingdonshire Community Church | Huntingdon | [27] | Plumbline | ||||
| Daybreak Community Church | Huntingdon | [28] | ? | ||||
| Medway Christian Fellowship | Huntingdon | [29] | ? | ||||
| International Prayer Palace Church | Huntingdon | [30] | 2000 | ? | |||
| All Saints, Hartford | Huntingdon (Hartford) | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Hartford & Houghton | ||
| St Bartholomew, Great Stukeley | The Stukeleys | Bartholomew | Medieval | Church of England | Huntingdon Benefice | ||
| St Martin, Little Stukeley | The Stukeleys | Martin of Tours | Medieval | Church of England | Huntingdon Benefice | ||
| Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, Little Stukeley | The Stukeleys | Baptist Union | |||||
| Alconbury Independent Baptist Church | The Stukeleys | [31] | 1979-1980 | Independent | Current building 1988-1989 | ||
| RAF Alconbury Chapel | The Stukeleys | Interdenominational | |||||
| St Andrew, Abbots Ripton | Abbots Ripton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | St Barnabas & the Riptons | ||
| St Peter, Kings Ripton | Kings Ripton | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | St Barnabas & the Riptons | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester | Godmanchester | Mary | [32] | Medieval | Church of England | Godmanchester & Hilton | |
| Godmanchester Baptist Church | Godmanchester | [33] | Baptist Union | ||||
| Huntingdon Quaker Meeting | Godmanchester | [34] | Quakers | ||||
| St Mary Magdalene, Hilton | Hilton | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Godmanchester & Hilton | ||
| Hilton Methodist Church | Hilton | [19] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| St Mary the Virgin, Houghton | Houghton & Wyton | Mary | [35] | Medieval | Church of England | Hartford & Houghton | |
| St Margaret of Antioch, Hemingford Abbots | Hemingford Abbots | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| St James, Hemingford Grey | Hemingford Grey | James | [36] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| All Saints, St Ives | St Ives | All Saints | [37] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| Sacred Heart, St Ives | St Ives | Sacred Heart | [38] | 1899 | Roman Catholic | Current building transplanted from Cambridge, 1902 | |
| St Ives Methodist Church | St Ives | [39] | 1784 | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | First chapel 1815, rebuilt 1905 | |
| St Ives Free Church (United Reformed) | St Ives | [40] | C17th | URC | St Ives URC Group | Current building 1864 | |
| St Ives Evangelical Christian Church | St Ives | FIEC | |||||
| Crossways Christian Centre | St Ives | Assemblies of God | |||||
| St Ives Christian Fellowship | St Ives | [41] | ? | ||||
| The Bridge Church | St Ives | [42] | 2001 | ? | |||
| SS Peter & Paul, Fenstanton | Fenstanton | Peter & Paul | [43] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
| Fenstanton United Reformed Church | Fenstanton | [40] | pre-1874 | URC | St Ives URC Group | Current building 1874 | |
| St John the Baptist, Holywell | Holywell-cum-Needingworth | John the Baptist | [44] | Medieval | Church of England | Meridian Benefice | |
| Needingworth Baptist Church | Holywell-cum-Needingworth | [45] | 1767 | Independent | |||
| St Mary, Bluntisham cum Earith | Bluntisham | Mary | [44] | Medieval | Church of England | Meridian Benefice | |
| Bluntisham Baptist Church | Bluntisham | [46] | 1784 | Baptist Union | |||
| St Helen, Colne | Colne | Helena (empress) | [44] | Medieval | Church of England | Meridian Benefice | Rebuilt 1900 |
| St Leonard, Catworth | Catworth | Leonard of Noblac | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| St John the Baptist, Keyston | Bythorn & Keyston | John the Baptist | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| St Lawrence, Bythorn | Bythorn & Keyston | Laurence of Rome | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| St Peter, Molesworth | Brington & Molesworth | Peter | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| All Saints, Brington | Brington & Molesworth | All Saints | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| St Swithin, Old Weston | Old Weston | Swithun | [47] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone | |
| St Mary, Leighton Bromswold | Leighton | Mary | [48] | Medieval | Church of England | West Leightonstone[47] | |
| All Saints, Buckworth | Buckworth | All Saints | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | |
| SS Peter & Paul, Alconbury | Alconbury | Peter & Paul | [49] | Medieval | CoE / Methodist | North L'stone / St Neots & Hunt Circuit | |
| St Margaret, Upton | Upton & Coppingford | Margaret the Virgin | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | |
| All Saints, Hamerton | Hamerton & Steeple Gidding | All Saints | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | |
| St John, Little Gidding | Little Gidding | John the Evangelist[50] | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | Rebuilt 1714 |
| All Saints, Winwick | Winwick | All Saints | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | |
| St Michael, Great Gidding | Great Gidding | Michael | [49] | Medieval | Church of England | North Leightonstone | |
| St John the Baptist, Somersham | Somersham | John the Baptist | [51] | Medieval | Church of England | Somersham Parishes | |
| Somersham Baptist Church | Somersham | [52] | 1786 | Baptist Union | Building 1812 | ||
| All Saints, Pidley-cum-Fenton | Pidley-cum-Fenton | All Saints | [51] | Medieval | Church of England | Somersham Parishes | Building 1864-1865 |
| St John the Baptist, Woodhurst | Woodhurst | John the Baptist | [51] | Medieval | Church of England | Somersham Parishes | |
| St Peter, Oldhurst | Old Hurst | Peter | [51] | Medieval | Church of England | Somersham Parishes | |
| All Saints, Broughton | Broughton | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Warboys, Broughton, Bury, Wistow | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, Warboys | Warboys | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | CoE / Methodist[53] | Warboys, Broughton, Bury, Wistow | ||
| Warboys Grace Baptist Church | Warboys | [54] | C17th | Grace Baptist | Building 1829-1831 | ||
| St John the Baptist, Wistow | Wistow | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Warboys, Broughton, Bury, Wistow | ||
| Holy Cross, Bury | Bury | Cross | Medieval | Church of England | Warboys, Broughton, Bury, Wistow | ||
| St Peter, Upwood | Upwood & The Raveleys | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Ramseys and Upwood | ||
| St Thomas a Becket, Ramsey | Ramsey | Thomas Becket | Medieval | Church of England | Ramseys and Upwood | ||
| Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ramsey | Ramsey | Sacred Heart | [55] | Roman Catholic | Whittlesey & Ramsey Parish | ||
| Great Whyte Baptist Church | Ramsey | [56] | ? | ||||
| Salem Baptist Church | Ramsey | [57] | 1857 | ? | |||
| Ramsey Methodist Church | Ramsey | [19] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| St Mary, Ramsey St Mary's | Ramsey (Ramsey St Mary's) | Mary | 1858-1859 | Church of England | Ramseys and Upwood | ||
| St Thomas, Pondersbridge | Ramsey (Pondersbridge) | Thomas | ??? | Church of England | Whittlesey, Pondersbridge, Coates | Benefice also includes 3 churches in Fenland. Building 1869 | |
| All Saints, Sawtry | Sawtry | All Saints | [58] | Medieval | Church of England | Sawtry & Glatton | Rebuilt 1880 |
| St Benedict's Community, Sawtry | Sawtry | Benedict of Nursia | 1947 | Roman Catholic | Orton & Sawtry Parish of St Luke | ||
| Sawtry Methodist Church | Sawtry | [59] | Methodist | St Neots & Huntingdon Circuit | |||
| St Nicholas, Glatton | Glatton | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Sawtry & Glatton | ||
| St Giles, Holme | Holme | Giles | [60] | Medieval | Church of England | Yaxley & Holme | Rebuilt 1862 |
| St Peter, Yaxley | Yaxley | Peter | [61] | Medieval | Church of England | Yaxley & Holme | |
| Yaxley Methodist Church | Yaxley | [62] | Methodist | Peterborough Circuit | |||
| Grace Communion Church Cambridgeshire | Farcet | [63] | Grace Communion International | Meets in Village Hall | |||
| St Mary, Farcet | Farcet | Mary | [64] | Medieval | Church of England | Stanground & Farcet | Benefice also includes 2 churches in Peterborough |
| St Mary Magdalene, Stilton | Stilton | Mary Magdalene | [65] | Medieval | Church of England | Stilton Group | |
| St Helen, Folksworth | Folksworth & Washingley | Helena (empress) | [65] | Medieval | Church of England | Stilton Group | |
| All Saints, Morborne | Morborne | All Saints | [65] | Medieval | Church of England | Stilton Group | |
| St Mary, Haddon | Haddon | Mary | [65] | Medieval | Church of England | Stilton Group | |
| All Saints, Elton | Elton | All Saints | [65] | Medieval | Church of England | Stilton Group | |
| Elton Methodist Church | Elton | [66] | Methodist | Peterborough Circuit | |||
| St Michael, Chesterton | Chesterton | Michael | [67] | Medieval | Church of England | Chesterton & Alwalton | |
| St Andrew, Alwalton | Alwalton | Andrew | [67] | Medieval | Church of England | Chesterton & Alwalton | |
| St Remigius, Water Newton | Water Newton | Remigius | [68] | Medieval | Church of England | Castor Benefice | Benefice also includes 4 churches in Peterborough |
| St John the Baptist, Stibbington | Sibson-cum-Stibbington | John the Baptist | [68] | Medieval | Church of England | Castor Benefice |
