St Peter's Church

About

St Peter's is a Church of England parish church in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England. A church has stood on the site since the mediaeval period and it possibly has Anglo-Saxon origins. The current structure dates from 1881 when the church was completely rebuilt.

The mediaeval font was discovered and reinstalled in the church in 1973. The parish formerly included several settlements in south Derbyshire but retains only Cauldwell. The parish was part of the Diocese of Lichfield until 1884 and was then within the Diocese of Southwell until 1927 when the parish was transferred to the Diocese of Derby.

The advowson of the church belongs to the Church Society and it belongs to the conservative evangelical tradition. The church has made a resolution C declaration, objecting to oversight by clergy who have ordained female priests and so comes under the oversight of a provincial episcopal visitor, currently the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.