St Peter's Church, Martindale

[2] Construction of St Peter’s began in 1880 on an acre of common land at the top of the hause.

The architect was J.B. Cory and the builder was Edward Peel of Patterdale who utilised the stone from the surrounding fells to construct the church in the Early English Style.

The church, which was consecrated on 6 January 1882, consists of nave, chancel with vestry, bell tower and an entrance porch facing south-west.

Parkin and the officers and men of HMS Glorious which was sunk by German battleships in the Norwegian Sea in June 1940.

The lower part of the churchyard originally was a pond but this has dried up in recent years as its feeder streams have been diverted by the local council.