Mercia Deanery

Welcome to the Mercia Deanery.

We are part of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire.

The deanery stretches down as far as Croxall and up to Elvaston. The parishes are a mix of rural and market town and developing industrial communities. There are 33 churches and 30 parishes in the deanery. Within the borders, there are the historic churches of Melbourne and Repton. There have been archeological digs at Repton’s vicarage that have uncovered Viking activity... very exciting!

Archdeacon: The Ven. Matthew Trick - matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org

Area Dean: Revd Mike Firbank - mjfirbank@hotmail.com

Assistant Area Dean with responsibility for Chapter: Revd Steve Short - stephen.short71@btinternet.com

Deanery Synod Leadership Team

Lay Chair: Maggie Fenby-Taylor, from St George, Ticknall

Treasurer: Liz Ballinger, of St Mark, Winshill

Lay member:

Secretary: Debbie Patrick, member of St Peter, Hartshorne

Mercia Benefices

Aston-on-Trent, Elvaston, Weston-on-Trent and Shardlow, Barrow-upon-Trent with Twyford and Swarkestone (Parishes of Aston on Trent; Elvaston; Weston upon Trent; Shardlow; Barrow-on-Trent with Twyford; Swarkestone)
Foremark and Repton with Newton Solney (Parishes of Foremark; Newton Solney; Repton)
Gresley (Parish of Gresley)
Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton-by-Bridge (Parishes of Melbourne; Smisby; Stanton-by-Bridge; Ticknall)
Newhall (Parish of Newhall)
Stapenhill with Caudwell (Parish of Stapenhill)
Stapenhill Immanuel (Parish of Immanuel, Stapenhill)
Swadlincote and Hartshorne (Parishes of Hartshorne; Swadlincote)
Winshill and Bretby (Parishes of Bretby; Winshill)
Seale and Lullington with Coton-in-the-Elms (Parishes of Coton in the Elms; Lullington; Netherseal St. Peter; Overseal St. Matthew)
Walton-on-Trent with Croxall, Rosliston with Linton and Castle Gresley (Parishes of Croxall; Linton and Castle Gresley; Rosliston, Walton-on-Trent) (including Catton)