The word "church" in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ... Origin of the English ...

Writing in the Bristol Times in 1843, Joseph Leech described St Mary le Port – which he wrote as Maryleport – as being “packed up and thrust away somewhere to the rear of High Street, but so ...

But later, some special Saxon buildings were made from stone and some of these can still be seen in Britain today. St. Paul's Church in Jarrow dates back to the year 681 AD. It was a Saxon church ...

The Saxon system of courts was developed further in the medieval era as the king, the Church and local landowners all came to play more of a part in administering justice. Church courts were ...