Church of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building located in Kniveton. It dates from the 12th century, with additions and alterations made in the 13th century, a restoration in 1870, and a vestry added in 1907. The church is constructed of coursed rubble gritstone with ashlar dressings and features a shallow pitched lead roof with stone coped gables at both the east and west ends, as well as over the chancel arch. The structure includes a nave, chancel, vestry, west tower, and south porch.

The south doorway, dating from the 12th century, is plain and features chamfered imposts, a label with two stops, and a keystone depicting a bear. The west tower, built in the late 13th century, has a small lancet window and a plain chambered door leading to the nave. A string course is present at the first floor. The tower also features square-headed two-light bell openings, battlements, and a short spire, which are in the Perpendicular style or later. The north and south walls of the church exhibit irregular fenestration, with all windows being square-headed; some have no divisions while others feature chamfered mullions. The lights in one of the north windows have segmental heads, likely dating from the mid-17th century. The chancel's east window, added in the 19th century, showcases Perpendicular style tracery.

Inside, there is a 13th-century font with a circular bowl adorned with pointed trefoils, supported by a base of clustered columns. The date 1663 is associated with the restoration of the font, and it may also refer to the renewal of the windows. An early 19th-century west gallery is supported by two cast-iron columns. The church features 19th-century poppy heads on the benches. On the nave's north wall, there is an aedicule wall monument dedicated to Greenwood Holmes from 1779. The church also contains four stained-glass windows from the 19th century: the easternmost window on the south side dates to around 1908 and was created by Jones and Willis, the westernmost window on the south side dates to 1888, and the three-light windows on the north side and the three-light east window were added in 1908 and 1879, respectively.