St Peter's Church, Marchington
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St Peter's Church is a
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church in
Marchington Marchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small community-run shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs. The population of the village w ...
,
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. It is the only church in the parish of St. Peter Marchington.


History

The church was built in 1742 and was designed by Mark Parsons. A war memorial was added after the First World War.


Today

St Peter's Church lies in the Deanery of Uttoxeter and the archdeaconry of
Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire ...
. The Church is part of the Uttoxeter Area of parishes along with
Bramshall Bramshall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Uttoxeter Rural, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is to the west of Uttoxeter. It has a new housing estate to the north of it. ...
, Checkley, Gratwich, Kingstone,
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Marchington Woodlands Marchington Woodlands is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marchington, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It has a church and a village hall. The local first school was closed i ...
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Stramshall Stramshall is a village within the civil parish of Uttoxeter Rural, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. History Stramshall has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is recorded by the name ''St ...
, The Heath and
Uttoxeter Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Staffordshire borough of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. The town is from Burton upon Trent via the A50 and the A38, from Stafford via the A51 ...
.


See also

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Listed buildings in Marchington Marchington is a civil parish in the district of East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. The parish contains 28 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three ...


References


External links


Uttoxeter area of Parishes

Official website
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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...