That is what the pupils at our Primary Schools said when asked about a new vicar. We are a new rural benefice of four villages, close to the county town of Taunton.

A Parish with a population of 20,000 located in the Walsall Deanery at the northern end of the Black Country. Very much an urban community with a long Christian tradition; the Church has been and very much remains a core part of people’s lives at the most significant points in family life.

The villagers are warm and hospitable and they view the Rector and the Church as essential parts of the fabric of life.

We are a group of three parishes set on the banks of the River Severn and the edge of the Forest of Dean, and close to the city of Gloucester.