Church of St Martin, Salisbury explained

Church of St Martin, Salisbury
Other Name:Sarum St Martin
Coordinates:51.0655°N -1.787°W
Osgraw:SU15022960
Location:St. Martin's Church Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2HY
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Traditional Anglo-Catholic
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed
Parish:Salisbury St Martin
Deanery:Salisbury
Archdeaconry:Sarum
Diocese:Salisbury
Province:Canterbury
Bishop:The Rt Revd Paul Thomas (AEO)
Rector:Fr David Fisher

The Church of St Martin, also known as Sarum St Martin, is a Church of England parish church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The church dates from the 13th century and is a Grade I listed building.

History

The church has a chancel which was built 1230,[1] a 14th-century tower with spire, and a 15th-century nave with aisles. From 1849 to 1850, the church building was restored by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon.

In 1952, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.

Present day

The parish falls within the Traditional Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[2] As it rejects on theological grounds the ordination of women as priests and bishops, the parish receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas).[3]

Notable clergy

Notes and References

  1. Book: Orbach . Julian . Pevsner . Nikolaus . Cherry . Bridget . Nikolaus Pevsner . Bridget Cherry . Wiltshire . The Buildings Of England . 2021 . 591–592 . . New Haven, US and London . 1201298091 . 978-0-300-25120-3 .
  2. Web site: Sarum Saint Martin, Salisbury. A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 13 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Sarum St Martin, Salisbury. See of Ebbsfleet. 13 August 2017.