This was once a chapel of ease - a kind of subsidiary - for the parish church of St John the Baptist in Low Bentham; about 8 miles away; which was too far for the farmers of the upper dales to go for regular worship. St Leonard's is a small building with strong lines; no blurred edges; built of mortar-covered limestone under a stone slate roof. Inside several wonderful stained-glass windows come to light; of mysterious provenance and surprising in number for a relatively remote place - and achingly beautiful. The colours contrast with plain whitewashed walls and timber pews. The building is thought to date from the 16th century; though a fertile imagination could wonder whether something earlier once stood on the same spot; at this convenient junction of Roman road with ancient trackway. It was painted by Turner from sketches he made around 1808 and extensively renovated in 1869 at a cost of ?00 - when the stained glass was probably added.