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The congregation at St Margaret's is scattered through the dale and surrounding area - everyone is welcome at festival celebrations and events that are offered through the year.  The churchyard looks out onto the dale adding its beauty to moments of quiet, prayer and reflection when visiting through the year.

The present church is Early English Gothic style. The nave is rectangular with a semicircular chancel, a porch on the south side and a vestry on the north. In the chancel are three small windows each depicting Salvator Mundi, St Peter, and St Margaret. At the west end is a small tower with one bell. Outside, near to the porch is a small stone font, possibly removed from the old church. On the lych-gate is a list of 24 men who served in the Great War, 1914-1918.

The ruins of the old St Margaret's church (built in 1634 and abandoned in 1862) can be found near Chapel Farm, on the road to Helwath and Whitby.  It is listed by Historic England and cared for by the Diocese of York.