Church of St Martin, Salisbury

The Church of St Martin, also known as Sarum St Martin, is a Church of England parish church in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The church dates back to the 13th century and is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Martin, Salisbury
Sarum St Martin
51.065548°N 1.787188°W / 51.065548; -1.787188
LocationSt. Martin's Church Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2HY
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipTraditional Anglo-Catholic
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseSalisbury
ArchdeaconrySarum
DeanerySalisbury
ParishSalisbury St Martin
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt Revd Paul Thomas (AEO)
RectorFr David Fisher
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Mary Lilley and Robert Hayes
Parish administratorMargaret Burbeck

History

The church has a 13th-century chancel, 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.[1]

On 28 February 1952, the church was designated a grade I listed building.[1]

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

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1259041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. "Sarum Saint Martin, Salisbury". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. "Sarum St Martin, Salisbury". See of Ebbsfleet. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. "Bruce Duncan". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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