St Thomas and St Edmunds Church History - Background Information

The current parish in the heart of the city of Salisbury was formed in 1973 by the joining of the 2 city Parishes of St Edmund’s and St Thomas’s. The church of St Edmund was then made redundant and became the Salisbury Arts Centre.

The parish virtually covers the city centre. It comprises shops, offices and service businesses, but also has areas of residential property. The population of the parish is about 4,500 and we have an average Sunday attendance of approximately 200 people.

Our links with the civic community are very strong – the annual mayor-making occurs in the church each June. Other major civic services are often held in the church.

Revised Time Line 1973 - 2010 - a selection of past names and events in the life of St Thomas's Church