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Welcome to the St. Peter's Church, Marlborough website. We hope you find the Website both informative and enjoyable. Please do contact us with any suggestions for additions or changes.
A potted History of St Peter's Church
- The present building was erected in 1460 on the site of a smaller church which had been built to serve the nearby Norman Castle.
- The future Cardinal Wolsey was ordained Priest in St Peter's in 1498.
- The parish of St Peter's included the entire High Street.
- The Church underwent a major restoration in 1863.
- St Peter's closed as a parish church in 1974 and remained empty, unheated and locked until 1978.
- The St Peter's Trust (Charity No. 275557), formed in 1978 when the church was threatened with at least partial demolition, now manages the building as a community centre in the interests of both those who live in Marlborough and the many visitors to the Town.
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