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'Churches in Cumbria featured in Simon Jenkins'
book - England's Thousand Best Churches'

Simon Jenkins' book, 'England's Thousand Best Churches' published in 1999 by Penguin, describes 17 churches in Cumbria. He rates the churches from one to five stars, and his list and rating is shown here.

There is also a hardback version available.

Simon Jenkins, born in 1943 has worked on Country Life magazine, The Times Educational Supplement, the Evening Standard, the Sunday Times and the Economist. He was deputy chairman of English Heritage (1985-90), a member of the Millennium Commission, and chairs the Buildings Book Trust, sponsors of Pevsner's Buildings of England guides.

Appleby St Lawrence Boroughgate**
Bewcastle St Cuthbert 86: NY 565746*
Brampton St Martin86: NY 528610 *
Brougham St Wilfred 90: NY 527284**
Brougham St Ninian90: NY 559299**
Cartmel The Priory96: SD 380788****
Grasmere St Oswald 90: NY 337074*
Kirkby LonsdaleSt Mary 97: SD 611789**
Kirkby Stephen St Stephen 91: NY 775088 *
Lanercost Lanercost Priory86: NY 556637**
Lowther St Michael 90: NY 519245***
St Bees St Bega's Priory 89: NX 968121 *
Torpenhow St Michael 89: NY 205398*
Wasdale St Olaf 89: NY 188087*
Whitehaven St James 89: NX 977185 **
Wreay St Mary85: NY 435489****

See also Simon Jenkins'book England's Thousand Best Houses .


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20 Apr 2004.