We are a rural community of seven villages in the very north-west corner of the Chelmsford Diocese in the deanery of Saffron Walden.  The parish is close to Cambridge, sitting between the medieval market towns of Saffron Walden and Royston, with villages in both Essex and Cambridgeshire. And our villages lie at the very centre of the Icknield Way, the oldest track in Britain and which dates from Neolithic times. In 2010, we were able to celebrate an incredible 1,000 years of worship in our parish! 

Click on the buttons above to access a vast array of resource and support information. You can take a virtual tour of our churches or keep up to date with news from our church and community. You can find prayers for today, in either traditional or modern form. And if you need help, advice or just someone to listen, we will be there for you - get in touch by clicking on Community to find contact details for our Rector and Curate, our Parish Office or your local village contact.

Things are changing within our deanery and within our diocese! This video captures a range of views about 'Transforming Presence', the new strategic priorities of Chelmsford Diocese, during the Diocesan Synod on 2 March 2013 in Chelmsford Cathedral.

We see transformation in many ways. Bishop Stephen always reminds us that, by remembering and giving to the poor and needy, we lead a distinctive Christian life. In our parish, we have a strong bond with Jimmy's Night Shelter in Cambridge - why not visit their website to see how you can help transform the lives of the homeless in winter. Homelessness kills - recent research shows that homeless people die at an average 47 years of age, compared to the national average of 77.