About Us

We are part of the Living Brook Benefice a group of 3 churches, Hardingstone, Quinton, and Piddington, and we are also joined with St Mary's Far Cotton. Our Priest Revd Mark Hurley looks after Piddington and Quinton. Our Vicar is Revd Julie Scott who looks after St Mary's and Hardingstone and has overall responsibility for all 4 parishes. Revd Mark is available on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and you can contact him on: 01604 345458. Should you need to contact a priest outside of those times you can contact Revd Julie on 01460 374379 or 07563219818. 

A bit about the church: 

A church has existed in this location since about 1290 and may appear in older records as dedicated to St Mary the Virgin or Thomas Becket. The church is built of limestone and ironstone and has been extensively repaired and reshaped over the centuries. A spire was added in 1847 at which time a peal of bells cast in Loughborough was added.  Repairs and further expansion were undertaken in 1877, with wooden pews being added in 1907. In 1970 the Sansome family contributed a beautiful stained glass window to the east, above the altar. 

Amongst the many local people to have been married in our church is William Carey, the famous Baptist missionary.

You can read more about the church on our website.