---
title: "St Mary the Virgin, Carlton on Trent"
description: "Located in Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire. Built 1849–51; earlier chapel demolished 1849. Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Grade II*. Gothic Revival (Decorated / early C14 revival) style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Nottinghamshire","Carlton-on-Trent","Grade II*","Gothic Revival","Decorated"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-mary-virgin-carlton-on-trent"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:26:48.233Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T16:06:53.170Z"
location: "Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire"
country: "England"
county: "Nottinghamshire"
town: "Carlton on Trent"
address: "Church Lane, Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6LP"
postcode: "NG23 6LP"
built: "1849–51; earlier chapel demolished 1849"
architect: "George Gordon Place"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Mary"]
diocese: "Southwell and Nottingham"
grade: "II*"
style: "Gothic Revival (Decorated / early C14 revival)"
materials: "Dressed stone with ashlar dressings, slate roofs"
website: "http://www.becktrent.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Please contact us to arrange a visit."
parish: "Carlton-on-Trent"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1178592"
gridReference: "SK 799 639"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St Mary the Virgin, Carlton-on-Trent

St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* parish church on Church Street, Carlton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, a Decorated Gothic Revival church of 1849–51 by George Gordon Place, in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

## Overview

A medieval chapel-of-ease to Norwell stood here, with Norman fabric later altered; a painting records substantial eighteenth-century work. That chapel was demolished in 1849. John Vere paid for the present church, built in 1849–51 by G. G. Place of Nottingham (buried in the churchyard). Historic England records an early fourteenth-century revival design: dressed stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, west tower and crocketed spire, nave with north and south aisles, chancel, vestry and south porch. Survivals from the earlier church include the Transitional south doorway of about 1200, a fourteenth-century window in the north chancel wall, and a bellframe tree-ring dated to 1547. The church was listed Grade II* on 11 August 1961 (NHLE 1178592). It is in a joint parish with Sutton-on-Trent and Normanton-upon-Trent.

## Further Information

- [Beck Trent churches](http://www.becktrent.org.uk/)
- [Historic England list entry 1178592](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1178592)
- [Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project](https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/carlton-on-trent)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Church,_Carlton-on-Trent)