Bellcote. Church of Saint Ninian. Brougham (Ninekirks), Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.

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Known locally as Ninekirks, St Ninian’s stands about 3/4 mile down a track, in fields above a bend in the River Eamont and with views of the Pennines and the Lake District. This is one of the oldest Christian sites in Cumbria. From the outside, the church is an unpretentious, long low sandstone building, with a bell-cote. The original Norman church on this site was completely rebuilt in the 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford, who had inherited Brougham Castle as part of her family’s vast estates. Her restoration work is recorded in the plasterwork above the altar, in a wreath with her initials AP (Anne Pembroke – the Earl of Pembroke was her second husband) and the date 1660.

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Location: Church of Saint Ninian. Brougham (Ninekirks), Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
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