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>> Download a printable map of Dove and Derwent Deanery here (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales from this page.

Welcome to the Dove and Derwent Deanery!

We are part of the Derbyshire Peak and Dales Archdeaconry.

Archdeacon: The Ven. Nicky Fenton - nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org    

Area Dean: Revd Dr James Hughes - james.t.hughes@btopenworld.com

Assistant Area Dean: - Revd Stella Greenwood

Dove and Derwent Benefices

1. Ambergate and Heage (Parishes of St. Anne, Ambergate; Heage)
2. Belper Christ Church with Turnditch (Parishes of Christ Church Belper; Turnditch)
3. Belper (Parish of Belper) (Three churches - Belper St Peter Parish Church; St Mark Openwoodgate; St. Swithin) 
4. Duffield and Little Eaton (Parishes of Duffield; St. Paul, Little Eaton)
5. Etwall, Egginton, Dalbury, Sutton-on-the-Hill and Trusley (Parishes of Etwall; Egginton; Dalbury; Sutton on the Hill; Trusley)
6. Hazelwood, Holbrook and Milford (Parishes of Hazelwood and Milford; Holbrook)
7. Hilton with Marston on Dove, Hatton, Boylestone and Church Broughton (Parishes of Hilton with Marston on Dove; Hatton; Boylestone; Church Broughton)
8. Kirk Langley and Mackworth; Mugginton and Kedleston; Longford; and Long Lane (Parishes of Kirk Langley; Mackworth (All Saints); Mugginton and Kedleston; Longford; Long Lane)
9. The South Dales (Parishes of Alkmonton; Cubley; Doveridge; Marston Montgomery; Somersal Herbert; Sudbury; Scropton)

>> Spotlights on parishes in Dove and Derwent Deanery

Dove and Derwent Deanery Synod - 2025

Dates to be added shortly.

>> Spotlights on parishes in Peak Deanery

Our benefices:

1. Bakewell, Ashford in the Water with Sheldon and Rowsley (to include Over Haddon) 

2. Hathersage with Bamford and Derwent, and Grindleford 

3. Baslow and Eyam (including Foolow) 

4. Beeley and Edensor 

5. Youlgreave, Middleton, Stanton-in-Peak and Birchover 

6. Hope, Castleton and Bradwell 

7. Longstone, Curbar and Stoney Middleton (including Wardlow) 

8. Edale 

9. Tideswell (to include Wormhill, Cressbrook, Litton and Millers Dale) 

10. The White Peak Group (including Taddington, Chelmorton, Monyash, Hartington, Biggin and Earl Sterndale) 

11. Buxton with Burbage and King Sterndale (including Harpur Hill, Buxton, St Mary the Virgin and Buxton St Anne) 

12. Buxton, Trinity Church (private Trinitarian Chapel) 

13. Chapel-en-le-Frith 

14. Fairfield 

15. Peak Forest and Dove Holes 

16. Hadfield - held in plurality 

17. Charlesworth and Gamesley

18. Hayfield and Chinley with Buxworth 

19. Glossop - held in plurality 

20. Holy Trinity, Dinting Vale

21. New Mills 

22. Whitfield (including Whitfield St James and Whitfield St Luke)

>> Download a printable map of Derby City Deanery here (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire from this page.

Welcome to the Derby City Deanery!

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

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

Area Dean: Revd Sarah Watson - sarah.watson@derby.anglican.org 

Assistant Area Dean:  Revd Mina Munns - mina@stalkmunds.org.uk

Assistant Area Dean: Revd Susie Curtis - susie.curtis@derby.anglican.org 

Deanery Lay Chair: Madelaine Goddard

Secretary: Kelly Martin - kelly.martin@derby.anglican.org | 01332 388677

Treasurer: Hugh Craig

Derby City Deanery is made up of all the parishes in the city of Derby including Derby Cathedral, BMOs and chaplaincies. With over 250,000 inhabitants, it has about a quarter of the population of the diocese. The population is culturally diverse with many faiths represented. The Deanery has many characteristics in common with other inner cities such as having more than half the areas of deprivation within the diocese.

Derby City Benefices

1. Derby; The Cathedral Church of All Saints (The Parish of Derby Cathedral Church of All Saints)
2. Allestree St. Edmund and Darley Abbey (Parishes of Allestree; Darley Abbey)
3. Allestree St. Nicholas (Parish of St. Nicholas Allestree)
4. Alvaston (Parish of Alvaston)
5. Boulton (Parish of Boulton)
6. Breadsall (Parish of Breadsall)
7. Chaddesden St. Mary (Parish of Chaddesden)
8. Chaddesden St. Philip with Derby St. Mark (Parishes of Chaddesden, St. Philip; Derby, St. Mark)
9. Chellaston (Parish of Chellaston)
10. Derby St. Alkmund and St. Werburgh (Parish of St. Alkmund and St. Werburgh Derby) (This excludes St. Werburgh’s Bishop’s Mission Order)
11. Anne Derby (Parish of St Anne, Derby)
12. Derby St. Barnabas (Parish of St. Barnabas, Derby)
13. Derby St. Bartholomew and St. Luke (Parish of Derby St. Bartholomew and St. Luke)
14. John the Evangelist, Derby (Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Derby)
15. Derby St. Paul (Parish of St. Paul, Derby)
16. Derby St. Peter and Christ Church with Holy Trinity (Parish of St. Peter and Christ Church with Holy Trinity, Derby)
17. Findern (Parish of Findern) (held in plurality with 29)
18. Littleover and Blagreaves (Parish of Littleover and Blagreaves) (including the Haven Chrisian Centre LEP)
19. Mackworth St. Francis (Parish of Mackworth St. Francis) (currently being managed by the St Werburgh Bishops Mission Order Group)
20. Mickleover and Radbourne (Parishes of All Saints, Mickleover; St. John the Evangelist Mickleover; Radbourne)
21. Normanton (Parish of Normanton-by-Derby)
22. Oakwood (Parish of Oakwood)
23. Pride Park, Wilmorton, Allenton & Shelton Lock (Parishes of Allenton and Shelton Lock; St. Andrew with St. Osmund, Derby)
24. Quarndon (Parish of Quarndon)
25. Sinfin (Parish of Sinfin)
26. Sinfin Moor (Parish of Sinfin Moor)
27. Spondon (Parish of Spondon)
28. Walbrook Epiphany (Parish of Walbrook Epiphany) (including St. Augustine Derby and St. Thomas Derby)
29. Willington (Parish of Willington) (held in plurality with 17)

Bishop’s Mission Order

Derby: St. Werburgh’s Bishop’s Mission Order

>> Spotlights on parishes in Derby City Deanery

Derby City Deanery Synod

Synod meetings in 2025

12 March 2025
22 May 2025
6 October 2025

The Deanery Synod is a gathering place for clergy and lay representatives in the deanery, where we can pray and take counsel together, supporting one another in mission, and co-ordinating our service and sharing of the Gospel.

Derby City Deanery Synod comprises approximately 50 deanery clergy and 125 lay representatives from all parishes (allocated according to the number of people on each parish church’s electoral roll). Most business is conducted in a combined meeting, but occasionally there are separate meetings for the House of Clergy and the House of Laity. Lay Representatives are elected within their parish to serve for three years.

The Deanery Synod provides a vital structural bridge between parochial church councils (PCCs) and Diocesan Synods, bringing together clergy and lay people from neighbouring parishes to discuss issues relating to mission and ministry in the local area. Sometimes it will make a formal decision, sometimes by means of a vote and a local concern raised in your Deanery Synod could find its way onto an agenda for debate by your Diocesan Synod and even by the General Synod.

The Deanery Synod is an important part of the CofE structure and culture. Members are elected by parishes, and the Deanery Synod in turn elects representatives to the Diocesan Synod. Deanery synod meetings are concerned with seeking God’s will for the mission of the church locally, so it needs to be Christ-centred, prayerful and open to the spirit speaking through all.

It can take strategic decisions to advance local mission and ministry, but it also serves the witness and mission of the wider church.

Potentially the work that deanery synods do at local level can help shape the church at national level for years to come.

Derby City Deanery Leadership Team

This team consists of the:

Area Dean and Assistant Area Dean(s)

Lay Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of Synod

Elected Lay and Clergy Representatives of Synod

Deanery Administrator and co-opted members.

The Deanery Synod is required to have a standing committee. The first Derby City Deanery Synod (held in September 2016) approved the proposal that our Deanery Leadership Team be the standing committee. 

One of its functions is to prepare the agenda for Deanery Synod and conduct any business between meetings that is required. 

It also has two other functions.  First, as the Mission and Pastoral Committee of the Deanery, supporting parishes in vacancy and taking an overview of the needs for mission and ministry in the Deanery.  It is also in a good position to deal with the legal issues as the new Deanery comes into being.

Second, it has the role of co-ordinating the mission of the church in the Deanery, supporting and developing the missional role of the Deanery.  In this capacity, the Deanery Leadership Team will take a leading role in writing any Deanery Mission Action Plan.

>> Download a printable map of Carsington Deanery here (suitable for A4 & A3) [JPG]

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales from this page.

Welcome to the Carsington Deanery!

We are part of the Derbyshire Peak and Dales Archdeaconry.

Archdeacon: The Ven. Nicky Fenton - nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org 

Area Dean: Vacant

Assistant Area Dean: Revd Phil Michell - phil.michell@live.co.uk

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 Carsington Benefices

1. Ashbourne with Mapleton with Ashbourne St John (Parishes of Ashbourne with Mapleton; Ashbourne St John) (Ashbourne St John is a private chapel)
2. Brailsford with Shirley, Osmaston with Edlaston and Yeaveley (Parishes of Brailsford; Shirley; Osmaston; Edlaston; Yeaveley)
3. Clifton in Plurality with Norbury with Snelston (Parishes of Clifton; Norbury; Snelston)
4. Darley, South Darley and Winster (Parishes of Darley; South Daley; Winster)
5. Fenny Bentley, Thorpe, Tissington, Parwich and Alsop-En-Le-Dale (Parishes of Alsop-En-Le-Dale; Fenny Bentley; Parwich; Thorpe; Tissington)
6. Hulland, Atlow, Kniveton, Bradley and Hognaston (Parishes of Atlow; Bradley; Hognaston; Hulland; Kniveton)
7. Matlock Bank and Tansley (Parishes of All Saints, Matlock Bank; Tansley)
8. Matlock Bath and Cromford (Parishes of St Mary Cromford; Matlock Bath)
9. Matlock, Dethick, Lea and Holloway (Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway; Matlock (St Giles)
10. Wirksworth (Parishes of Bonsall; Bradbourne; Brassington; Carsington; All Saints, Elton; St James, Idridgehay; Kirk Ireton; Middleton; Wirksworth with Alderwasley)

>> Parish Spotlights for Carsington Deanery

Carsington Deanery Synod - 2025

Details will be added when confirmed.

>> Download a printable map of North East Derbyshire Deanery (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of East Derbyshire from this page.

Welcome to the North East Derbyshire Deanery.

We are part of the East Derbyshire Archdeaconry.

Archdeacon: The Ven. Karen Hamblin - karen.hamblin@derby.anglican.org

Area Dean: Revd Daniel Cooke - daniel.cooke@derby.anglican.org

Assistant Area Dean: Revd Bryony Taylor - revbryonytaylor@gmail.com

Lay Chair of Deanery Synod: Canon Christine Holmes-Elener

Deanery Secretary: Nigel Swann

Deanery Treasurer: Mr John Taylor

Assistant Warden of Readers: Anne Knyhynyckyj

North East Derbyshire Deanery Synod Meetings 2025

Tuesday, 4 February 2025 at 7.30pm - St Swithin Church, Holmesfield

Wednesday, 18 June at 7.30pm – St Barnabas Church, New Whittington

Tuesday, 4 November at 7.30pm - St John, Newbold

North East Derbyshire Benefices

1. Barlborough and Clowne (Parishes of Barlborough; Clowne)
2. Brampton St. Thomas and St. Mark (Parish of St Thomas and St. Mark)
3. Brimington (Parish of Brimington)
4. Calow and Sutton Cum Duckmanton (Parishes of St. Peter Calow; Sutton Cum Duckmanton
5. Chesterfield Holy Trinity and Christ Church (Parish of Chesterfield Holy Trinity and Christ Church)
6. Chesterfield SS Augustine (Parish of Saint Augustine, Chesterfield)
7. Chesterfield Saint Mary and All Saints (Parish of Chesterfield (St. Mary and All Saints))
8. Dronfield with Holmesfield (Parish of Dronfield with Holmesfield) (including Gosforth Valley, Holmesdale and Unstone)
9. Eckington and Ridgeway (Parish of Eckington and Ridgeway) (including Upper Eckington)
10. Elmton with Creswell and Whitwell with Steetley (Parishes of Elmton with Creswell; Whitwell with Steetley)
11. Hasland (Parish of Hasland) held in plurality with 16.
12. Killamarsh and Renishaw (Parishes of Killamarsh; Renishaw)
13. Loundsley Green (Parish of Loundsley Green)
14. Old Brampton and Great Barlow (Parishes of Old Brampton; Great Barlow)
15. Saint John, Newbold with Dunston (Parish of St John Newbold with Dunston)
16. Temple Normanton (Parish of Temple Normanton) held in plurality with 11.
17. Staveley and Barrow Hill (Parish of Staveley and Barrow Hill)
18. Walton St John (Parish of Walton St John (including Holymoorside))
19. Whittington (Parishes of St Bartholomew, Whittington; St Barnabas, New Whittington)
20. Wingerworth (Parish of Wingerworth)

>> Spotlights on parishes in North East Derbyshire Deanery

Reader licences and the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate are renewed in Derby Diocese every three years during Advent. The Warden of Readers will be in contact with individual Readers to remind them when they need to renew, so please don’t work through the process without being in touch with the office!

Renewing a licence or PTO is not just a piece of administration, but a really good opportunity to take stock of the ministry that you offer with the people around you, as well as in the quiet of your own heart and mind.

You might want to spend some time as you go through the paperwork asking for some feedback or working through your priorities.

As you go through this process, in order to renew your licence you need to gather some paperwork together as follows:

1. A Working Agreement with your incumbent or, if your parish is in vacancy, your area dean

2. A letter of support from your PCC

3. A form which lets us know that we have the correct contact details and other important details right on your file.

4. Proof that you have a current and appropriate DBS. If you need to apply for a DBS check to be done please refer to the Safeguarding section of the website. Otherwise please let us know when your DBS check in valid from and to and we will check it.

5. Your paper licence or PTO letter so that we can amend it.

>> Reader working agreement [Word doc]

>> Reader licence renewal - PCC support form [Word doc]

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The Venerable Nicky Fenton
Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org
01332 388658

Emily Woodhouse
PA to the Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
emily.woodhouse@derby.anglican.org
01332 278177

Having loved four months working as acting archdeacon, I was absolutely delighted and thrilled to be invited to continue the work that I have started and to partner with you to create transformed lives through growing church and building community, so that we might be good news for all and bring God’s kingdom nearer.

I was born in Birmingham and came to faith when I was 17 through a mixture of a Billy Graham Crusade, a school Christian Union, membership of uniformed organisations and Bible reading at home.

I am married to Michael; a chartered accountant and we have two adult children Emily and Sophie, and we enjoy going out for meals and exploring new places together. Most days I try to get to the gym and either swim or do aqua, pilates or yoga. Music and dance have played a significant part in my life too. When I’m on my own I love reading, watching films, jigsaw puzzles.

Prior to ordination, I worked in education – my last teaching job was as nursery teacher with 95 pre-school children and a team of nine staff in my care. I also have a qualification in people practice.

My theological education was based at Cranmer Hall and my curacy in St Ann’s, Nottingham. My previous roles within the Diocese of Derby include Priest-in-Charge of the Benefice of Hazelwood, Holbrook, Milford with Shottle, Diocesan School Missioner, Bishop’s Adviser in Spirituality, Retired Clergy Officer, Bishop’s Chaplain, and a residentiary canon at Derby Cathedral.

The image that speaks to me most clearly about my ministry as an archdeacon is that of a midwife: coming alongside people and places offering ongoing care, guidance and advice; mediating and bridging gaps between different groups of people; supporting the birthing of new initiatives and offering comfort and strength as people let go, and breaking down barriers to change and growth.

I focus my ministry around five key priorities – prayer, people, places, projects and planning - while ensuring I am also attentive to my ongoing personal formation.  I would love the opportunity to share with you what that looks like in practice – so please do invite me to come and visit!

My prayer is that knowing we are loved by God, and supported by each other, we can give ourselves wholeheartedly to serving God in the communities and worshipping contexts we are part of; and consistently and persistently move forward in generous faith, courageous hope and life-giving love.

Parish map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]

>> Maps of individual deaneries can be downloaded from their respective pages here.

The Venerable Matthew Trick
Archdeacon of Derby and South Derbyshire
matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org
01332 388684

Sue Hidderley-Burton
PA to the Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire
sue.hidderley-burton@derby.anglican.org
01332 388682

Parish map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire

>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]

>> Maps of individual deaneries can be downloaded from their respective pages here.