Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Originally and Anglo-Saxon church

We came upon this church by accident and went back for a longer look. The church is only open weekends so we were not able to go inside but we were fascinated by the building and the graveyard

Very old church

My friends and I visited this church although the weather was atrocious. We could not gain access into he church. There are some war graves scattered amongst the rest of the graves. Luckily one friend...

Pirate's grave

As a local resident I feel it proper to correct readers about what has become known as a "pirates grave" this term became popular among school kids because the headstone is decorated with the skull an...

Wonderful visit

I visit the church grounds of St Mary’s often because I have a few relatives buried in the church yard, the oldest from the 1700’s. My great grandfather is also buried there. The church itself is only...

Lovely Old Church. Lovely people

We had seen the signs to this old church on a previous visit to Seaham Beach and planned to have a look at it next time we visited. The sign posting was bad but we finally took the footpath from the ...