For the first time there is a quick and easy way to find out in which parish you live and which are your nearest churches. 

Because parish boundaries can run along roads, fences and even streams it is quite possible that the church nearest you is not actually your parish church.

It's important to know which parish you live in if you want to get married in church.  But it can also be helpful to know how close the churches are from your location.

The A Church Near You parish finder has been developed by the Diocese of Oxford in partnership with other dioceses to help with these queries.

First enter your post code in the search box:

then indicate your location on the map: 

The result indicates your location, the name of the parish and the locations of the nearest churches.  Helpfully, the parish finder will also draw the parish boundary:

The A Church Near You parish finder is free to use and is available atwww.acny.org.uk or you can try it here: