St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church, Barton Mills

Parish Priest: The Rev'd Mark McCaghrey is parish priest for the Lark and Lee group of parishes. This group of parishes is made up of Barton Mills, West Row, Worlington and Freckenham, and it is named for the River Lark and the Lee Brook which run through the four villages.

Contact details: The Vicarage, 1 The Street, Barton Mills, IP28 6AP. Phone 01638 495001 email

Secretary to the Parochial Church Council: Nancy Higgins (to whom all correspondence should be addressed)
Contact details: 67 Church Meadow, Barton Mills, IP28 7AR. Email: nancy@bartonmills.com 

Treasurer: Jo Traher

Churchwardens: Dave Traher, 25 Church Lane Close, Barton Mills, IP28 6AX. Tel: 01638 718328. Email: dtraher@icoloud.com 

Jenny Everett, 24 Oxford Close, Mildenhall, IP28 7RP Tel: 07807 912909 Email: jen.everett50@gmail.com 

Elders: Glynn East; Dave Traher

Other members of the Parochial Church Council: Alan Butcher, Peter Alder, Linda Jenkins, Frances Lewis, Rodeny Knight, Sandra Woollard, Jo Traher and Glynn East.

St Marys Church in Barton Mills dates back to the late 12th century, although there has probably been a church here since Saxon times. The church serves the local community with regular worship, and baptisms, weddings and funerals. The building occasionally hosts functions such as concerts, talks, horticultural shows, exhibitions, Christmas fairs, meals, harvest suppers and dances.

Services are held at 9.30am on each Sunday of the month:

First and third Sundays : 9.30am Holy Communion

Second and fourth Sunday : 9.30am Morning Worship

Second Sunday : 5.00pm Service of Prayer for Healing


Everyone is welcome at all of the services.

Coffee mornings are held in the church room every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon. All are welcome and these mornings are well attended, friendly occasions.

The building occasionally hosts events such as concerts and Christmas Fairs.

Barton Mills Parish Church is in the Anglican Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.