St Mary's Church, Gosforth

This has been a Christian site since the 8th century. The oldest fabric in the present church dates from the 12th century.

St Mary's is constructed in stone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel and north vestries. The hogbacks are each in the shape of a house. The larger tomb has on its sides humans astride smaller serpents battling with larger serpents. The smaller stone has two armies thought to be concluding a truce. In and around the niche and in the porch are other fragments of medieval stones. The small octagonal font dates from the 19th century. It is possibly a remnant of another cross. The stained glass, most of which is by Ward and Hughes, dates mainly from the late 19th century.