All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry

All Saints is the parish church of the small village of Wretton and its larger sister, Stoke Ferry, following the formal closure of its church in the 1990s. It stands proudly at the centre of the village, overlooking a large churchyard and nearby green.

All Saints has Norman origins and is thought to be the 1/4 church mentioned in the Domesday Book under the Stoke Ferry entry. Possibly it was then just a chapel. The tower is the oldest part, together with the nave, the chancel being added at a later date, and also the porch. Windows are a mix of Decorated and Perpendicular in style. The most interesting features of the interior are the Jacobean pews and alter top, some of which display the names of the then churchwardens, Robert Watson and John Cowell and variously dated between1620 and 1627. Also a recently restored George III Coat of Arms, bearing the names of the local painters.

The church community is very active and in 2018 had the church re-organised to provide an open space at the west end of the nave for meetings and events, there being no other place in Wretton.

Services are held fortnightly (shared with Whittington) and a Morning Prayer each Wednesday at 9am, plus Holy Communion at 9.30am on Thursdays. A coffee morning is held on the first Saturday of the month from 10-12noon.