In 1876, the ancient chapel of Dunston was demolished in favour of a larger building. The chapel was originally erected in the early fifteenth century. The new church of St. Leonard was licensed late in 1878.

The church is a cruciform building of stone in the early decorated style with a spired west tower. In 1889, the church contained one bell. In 1887 and again in 1977, the churchyard was extended providing additional burial space.

The church was without a vestry until 1907-1908, when a new room was added on a section of the graveyard on the north side of the church. A new organ was also installed at a cost of £320. A carillion of bells, rung from a keyboard was given to the church by Mrs Perry.

During the second world war, the brass lectern and altar railings were melted down in aid of the war effort. The lectern was later replaced with a wooden version.

The church does not have a porch so the entrance used by the congregation is the west door.

Historic records of St Leonard, Dunston have been deposited at Staffordshire Record Office, where they are available for consultation by the public. These include the parish registers of baptisms 1853-1952, marriages 1878-1991, and burials 1886-1992.

A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past" - the online catalogue of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Archive Service's website provides further information on planning a visit to the office to consult records, should you wish to do so.

The pictures below will give you some idea of our church. To see much larger pictures in a separate window just click on the thumbnails.

OS Grid: 390772,319412

Dunston is a small village which lies along the A449 (Stafford/Wolverhampton Road) and about 800 yards south of Junction 13 of the M6. It is about 3 miles south of the centre of Stafford

Click here to see the whole area on a small scale map. The location of Dunston can easily be seen in relation to the other three villages. Click here to see the village of Dunston in detail and the position of the church on a map - scale 1:25,000. Both these maps will be shown in a separate window.

September 2019

Sunday 1^st September - 11.00 am Community Service and Bag Blessing - Revd Sue Mayo

Sunday 8^th September - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Revd Sue Mayo

Sunday 15^th September - 11.00 am Morning Prayer - Revd Sue Mayo

Sunday 22^nd September - 11.00 am Holy Communion -Joint Service at Dunston - Revd Sue Mayo and Wendy Pitt

Sunday 29^th September - 11.00 am Songs Of Praise - Revd Sue Mayo

Results of the 2016 AGM Elections = Click here to see pdf of results

Team Rector	Revd Greg Yerbury	Tel: 01785 712378
Team Vicar	Revd Susan Mayo	Tel: 01785 715605
Church Wardens	Dr. David Blanchard	Tel: 01785 712922
	Mr H. Stemp	-
Licensed Reader	Barbara Holden
Magazine Editor	Paul Russell	Tel: 01785 255267

Dunston Ladies Craft & Chat Club - 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays of the month. Meet in Dunston Village Hall. Details from Julie Bagnall Tel: 01785 716888 or Sylvia Wood Tel: 714413

Table Tennis in Dunston Village Hall every Monday and Thursday 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact The Warden, Mr H Stemp.

Monday 2^nd September
Table Tennis Club at Dunston Village Hall 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm (Every Monday and Thursday)

Saturday 7^th September
A Crafting get together at Dunston Village Hall 10.00 am - 4.00 pm (1st Saturday of each month

Sunday 6^th October
Harvest Supper in the Village Hall - 6.30 pm

Sunday 3^rd November
Harvest Supper in the Village Hall - 6.30 pm

Other events at Dunston Church and at Coppenhall Church can be found on the Coppenhall Church WebSite.

Webmaster - Wilf Beeson Email: dunston@wbeeson.co.uk

Page last updated on 29^th August 2019