The village of Nagorye, located among ponds and wells, is 45 versts from the district town and 175 versts from the provincial capital. It got its name due to the hilly terrain on which it is situated. This is a large trading village, located near the border of Pereslavl district with Tver province.

In the early 17th century, Nagorye belonged to the boyar M. M. Zamytsky, but in 1624 it was transferred to state palace holdings and then returned to Zamytsky. After that, the village passed to the Saltikov family and then to Count Apraksin. In 1770, the estate was purchased by Catherine II and gifted to Admiral G. A. Spiridov for his victory over the Turkish fleet at Chesma. The Spiridov family owned Nagorye until 1861.

In the early 17th century, there were two churches in Nagorye, as indicated in the land books of 1628 and 1629: a wooden church of the Transfiguration of the Savior with a tent-shaped roof and a church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker with a chapel of St. Irene, built by the landowner D. A. Zamytsky. These churches existed until almost the end of the 18th century. The Nicholas church, known as "Nicholas in Tyntsy," was abolished in 1796 after the construction of a stone temple, and a chapel was arranged in its place. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord existed until 1785, but it is unknown who restored it after its desolation in 1628. It was included in the patriarchal records of 1654, indicating its restoration shortly before that time.

In 1785, Admiral Spiridov began the construction of a stone church with three altars, which was completed in 1787. In 1795, two chapels were added to the church in memory of the wooden Nicholas church, and in 1833, an altar was arranged in the refectory in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was arranged in the house of landowner Matvey Spiridov in 1821, but was abolished after his death in 1833. Currently, the church has six altars: in the cold part in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Life-Giving Trinity, and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; in the warm chapels in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Above the altar of the main church, there is a canopy on four wooden columns, the dome of the canopy is decorated with a cross, inside is an image of the Lord Sabaoth, and on the front side, there are two carved angels with a crown. A similar canopy is also above the altar in the chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Inside the church, at the entrance to the refectory, Admiral Spiridov and his wife are buried. The bell tower was built simultaneously with the church.

The church is rich in utensils, vestments, holy icons, and liturgical books. Special attention is drawn to two icons in silver vestments depicting saints whose relics are kept here, such as the Apostle Paul, John the Merciful, St. Benedict, and others. The vestments of these icons indicate the year 1787, and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in a silver setting is adorned with eight amethysts. One of the crosses also contains particles of holy relics. The sacristy is rich, with vestments made of golden gazette with silver brocade and embroidered images standing out. The shroud made of Venetian velvet is decorated with gold and silver.

The church owns a two-story house in the churchyard, which houses a public school, and 17 stone shops that bring in an income of 60 rubles a year. Church documents are kept in order, with copies of metric books from 1803 and confession lists from 1829. The clergy consists of two priests, a deacon, and two psalmists. Their maintenance is ensured by interest from capital, income from land, services, and offerings, as well as bread collection, totaling 2284 rubles a year. The houses of the clergy members are located on church land.

The church's land holdings include estate, arable, haymaking lands, as well as roads and swamps, totaling 142 desyatinas. In 1862, landowner Spiridov donated the wasteland of Rotynino, consisting of 21 desyatinas of swamp land located 12 versts from Nagorye, but the clergy does not use it.

The parish consists of the village and 13 villages, where the clerical records list 1989 men and 2410 women, all Orthodox. Since 1871, a zemstvo public school has been operating in Nagorye.