St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne

Welcome to St Oswald's, Ashbourne. We are a lively Anglican parish church with a warm welcome for all people, a long history, a wonderful musical tradition and some stunning architecture.

St Oswald's is part of a larger family of churches including St Mary's Mappleton, St John's Ashbourne, St Peter's Snelston, St Barlok and St Mary Norbury, and Holy Trinity Clifton - all beautiful churches for you to explore and enjoy. We're also a part of the Diocese of Derby within the Church of England, which itself is part of the worldwide Anglican church.

We are a member of Ashbourne Churches Together (ACT) which includes the Methodist, Roman Catholic, Elim Pentecostal, Baptist and Free Church.

Our community extends to our local town as well as the local churches.

Mappleton: St Mary

Mappleton faces its Staffordshire neighbour, Okeover, across the flat water-meadows of the Dove. It is an 18th century church, of limestone, small, aisleless and endearingly idiosyncratic with a squat west tower which carries a dome, surmounted by a disproportionately large lantern (this in turn evidently once carried an urn, which now lies damaged at the foot of the tower). The nave is lit on each side by three arched lattice windows, one with tinted glass the rest plain.

St John

"The parish of Ashbourne: St John's is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Derby’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services."