Dating back to around 1205 is the grey limestone Holy Trinity Parish Church, largely rebuilt in 1870 yet retaining the base of its 13th century tower.
The parish church has stood at the centre of Ashford-in-the-Water - arguably the Peak District's prettiest village - for many centuries.
The vigorously carved tympanum over the Norman south door is one of the finest in the Peak and comes from the original church. It displays a boar and wolf standing either side of the Tree of Life.
Inside the church, hanging high in the chancel roof, are the remains of ancient “virgin crants”, or crowns, which were white paper garlands carried at the funeral processions of young virgins from the village. Four garlands still hang, the oldest from 1747.
On the north wall is a tablet in Ashford’s most famous product, the so-called Black Marble, commemorating Henry Watson of Bakewell, who opened Ashford’s first marble quarry.
Contact details:
Rev. Tony Kaunhoven - 01629 814462
Rev. John Paul Hoskins - 01433 630979
Mrs. Linda Foster (Administrator) - 01298 871647
Mr. John M. G. Foster (Churchwarden) - 01298 871647
Mr. John Winkworth-Smith (Churchwarden) - 01629 640912
Mrs. Yvonne Skipper (PCC Secretary) - 01629 813242
Mr. Richard Barnes MBE (Choir Master) - 01629 812946
Mrs Linda Pelc (Tower Captain) - 01629 815280
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