PARISH OF LONGSTONE

The ancient Ecclesiastical Parish of Longstone includes five villages and hamlets:  Great Longstone, Little Longstone, Rowland, Hassop, and Wardlow.  Under the 1894 Local Government Act the five villages and hamlets were all made Civil Parishes, but they are still part of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Longstone.

The medieval Parish Church of St Giles is situated in the village of Great Longstone.  It is listed Grade 1 because of its fine medieval roof and the quality of its restoration in 1873 by the architect, Richard Norman Shaw.  Use the "Useful links" drop down menu for the English Heritage full listing desciptions.

In the parish, there is also a 19^th century Chapel of Ease in Wardlow, which is listed Grade 2.

St Giles Parish Church, Great Longstone.

Sunday services are: 8am on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in the month: BCP Holy Communion 11.00am on the 1st Sunday: Lay-led Morning Worship 11.00am on 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays: Sung Eucharist 6.30pm every Sunday: Evensong (BCP) But see below for any special services.  Sung Eucharists are Common Worship - Order One, in modern language. Holy Communions and Evensongs are Book of Common Prayer. Midweek services are: 3.15 pm Tuesday, Prayer Group, tel 01629 640279 10 am every Tuesday - Tinies Play & Praise in the Village Hall 10am on 1st Wednesday - Holy Communion (CW) 11am each Wednesday - Holy Communion at Thornhill House 10am Friday, Friday Fellowship, tel 01629 640424 Forthcoming events and special services. Sunday 26 February 2012 No Evensong at St Giles Three Choirs Evensong at Bakewell Friday and Saturday 2 - 3 March 2012 Pantomime/Play Thursday 15 March 2012 at 7.00 pm Confirmation Service Sunday 18 March 2012 Mothering Sunday at 7.30 pm APCM Sunday 1 April 2012 Palm Sunday Friday 5 April 2012 at 2.00 pm Good Friday Service Sunday 8 April 2012 Easter Sunday Saturday 12 May to Saturday 19 May 2012 St Giles Flower Festival Sunday 2 June 2012 at 11.00 am Diamond Jubillee Service  Sunday 10 June 2012 No Evensong at St Giles Three Choirs Evensong at Ashford  Saturday and Sunday 30 June and 1 July 2012 Great Longstone Open Gardens Saturday 14 July Church Fete and Well Blessing Sunday 14 October 2012 Harvest Festival

Church of the Good Shepherd, Wardlow

Services are held at 9.00 am on the first and third Sundays of the month.

First Sunday:   Parish Eucharist

Third Sunday:    Morning Worship (Lay-led)

 Forthcoming Special Services and Other Events:

 Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 june 2012

Flower Festival; theme "Diamond Jubilee"

Other information 

For enquiries about baptisms (Christenings), marriages and funerals in the Parish of Longstone please contact the Vicar, the Reverend Christopher Benson (01629 640257) at The Vicarage, Church Lane, Great Longstone, Bakewell DE45 1TB..

The Parochial Church Council Secretary is Robert Cumming, 7, Edge View Drive,  Gt. Longstone, Bakewell DE45 1TB. Telephone number is 01629 640423.

The church is open for visitors every day from around 9am till dusk.

There are church guide books on sale at £2 each. These are now kept at the Derbyshire County Council Records Office in Matlock. Their records state the following about St Giles:

GREAT LONGSTONE, St Giles (D2373) lncludes townships of Little Longstone, Wardlow, Rowland (from mid 19th century) and Hassop (from c1910).
Originally parochial chapelry in parish of Bakewell.
Became separate parish 1852. No entries for baptisms, burials 1743-1764, marriages 1740-1754

They have original records and microfilms which cover slightly different dates. The records include:
Original Registers in the DRO
Baptisms 1637-1742 1765-1955
Marriages 1637-1739 1755-1812 1817-1968
Banns of Marriage 1868-1926
Burials 1637-1742 1765-1880

Microfilms in the DRO
Baptisms 1637-1742 1765-1955
Marriages 1637-1739 1755-1812 1817-1943
Banns of Marriage 1868-1880
Burials 1637-1742 1765-1856

Source = Parish Register Guide (PDF file)