Boulton St. Mary's Church

Boulton St Mary’s Church
Boulton St Mary’s Church
	Boulton St Mary’s Church
	53°53′36.3″N1°25′48.4″W / 53.893417°N 1.430111°W Coordinates: 53°53′36.3″N1°25′48.4″W / 53.893417°N 1.430111°W
Location	Boulton, Derby
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	Boulton St Mary’s webpage
History
Dedication	St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Derby
Episcopal area	Derby
Archdeaconry	Chesterfield
Deanery	Melbourne
Parish	Boulton
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev'd Nick Gurney
Laity
Organist(s)	Mike Martin
Churchwarden(s)	Valerie Potts

Last updated January 23, 2023

Boulton St Mary's is the Church of England parish church for the Boulton ward of Derby. It is located on Boulton Lane, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Diocese of Derby. The church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The church is believed to date back to Norman times and is still in regular ecclesiastical use today.

History Of The Church

The history of Boulton St. Mary's church is believed to date back to around 1150. The founder of the church is Robert Sacheverell of Hopwell (Sawley), a local Lord of the Manor of that time. In 1271, the church becomes the focus of a dispute between the Abbot of Darley and the Sacheverell family who wish to keep the church for the Manor of Boulton. A Court of Enquiry is convened to resolve this matter but it finds against the family and the church is designated as a chapel of St. Peter's Church in Derby. It continues to be a chapelry of St. Peter's church until 1865 when it was made into a parish church in its own right.

Boulton St. Mary's church is mentioned again in the Chantry Roll of 1547, where the founding of the church by Robert Sacheverell was mentioned.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The church is constructed of block sandstone, with a slate roof. In 1841, there was a major extension which increased the size of the west end nave by 12 feet, a vestry was added to the North side along with other alterations. In 1907, there was a further modification to the west end of the church, which included the construction of a twin bell turret.

In 1961, a further major extension to the church was undertaken. The foundation stone of the new extension was laid on 7 January 1961 by Miss Grace Robotham. As part of this extension and alterations a single bell turret was added over the west wall replacing the 1907 twin turret.^[6]

The Lych-gate At The Church

The wooden Lych-gate, which now forms the main entrance to the church from Boulton Lane was constructed just after the first World War as a memorial to the local servicemen of Great War. The structure was built by Joseph Thomas Fisher, a local carpenter and joiner who also served in the Great War.^[7]

The Church Today

Regular services are on Sunday mornings with Said Communion Service at 8am, Parish Communion at 9:45am and Family Praise at 11:30. For more information about the services and events at the church please visit the church's website.

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References

↑ Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1287987)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2017
↑ "The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bolton-by-Derby". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
↑ Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire Volume IV by Dr. J. Charles Cox, published 1882
↑ Brief History of the Parish Church of St. Mary Boulton by Reverend Harold Spencer, curate of Boulton St Mary’s
↑ A History of Boulton Church by Royden Green, a former Churchwarden of Boulton St. Mary's, published 1953
↑ "Extension of Boulton St Mary's in 1961". www.boultonchurch.org.uk. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
↑ "Construction Of Lych-gate at Boulton St Mary's". www.boultonchurch.org.uk. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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[Listing-1] Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1287987)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2017

[2] "The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bolton-by-Derby". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[3] Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire Volume IV by Dr. J. Charles Cox, published 1882

[4] Brief History of the Parish Church of St. Mary Boulton by Reverend Harold Spencer, curate of Boulton St Mary’s

[5] A History of Boulton Church by Royden Green, a former Churchwarden of Boulton St. Mary's, published 1953

[6] "Extension of Boulton St Mary's in 1961". www.boultonchurch.org.uk. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[7] "Construction Of Lych-gate at Boulton St Mary's". www.boultonchurch.org.uk. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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