About Our Church
St Mary the Virgin, is in the parish of Eaton Bray with Edlesborough (which comprises Eaton Bray, Edlesborough, Dagnall, Northall and Wellhead) in the Deanery of Dunstable, part of the St Albans Archdeaconry, which in turn is part of the St Albans diocese.
The parish is in two counties. Eaton Bray is part of the District of South Bedfordshire and Edlesborough is in the Aylesbury Vale District of Buckinghamshire. The Parish Church for the whole parish is St Mary’s in Eaton Bray, and there is another church, where Anglicans and Methodists work closely together in the same building, in Dagnall, which is part of the old parish of Edlesborough.
The two parishes were united (and Edlesborough transferred from the Diocese of Oxford) in 1974, when the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edlesborough, was closed for public worship. This historic church, on its dramatic hill-top setting, is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and occasional services are held there.
Historical Information
The Church is early 13c. and has carved Early English stone arches and font, elaborate 13c. Ironwork on the south door and Bray family brass. There are also many other interesting architectural and historic features. It is described as one on the finest Parish Churches in the country.
For more information, please see the Virtual Tour created especially for this website.
North Chilterns Group
St Mary's Church is a member of North Chilterns Group of Parishes (NCG). For more information about the NCG, please see the North Chilterns Group page.
South Bedfordshire Church Trail
St Mary’s Church is a member of South Bedfordshire Church Trail. On the first Sunday of each month from April until September, between 2 – 5pm there is someone in Church to welcome you and to answer any questions you may have, also refreshments are on offer.
For more information, please see the Church Tours page.
Special Services
There are a number of pages with information about holding special services at St Mary's Eaton Bray; Baptism, Confirmation, Weddings, Funerals.
Church Groups
For more information on the various church groups, please see the Church Groups page.
External Links
We currently link to a number of external websites that may be of interest to you. These links can be found on the External Links page.
