:: Welcome from the Rector

A very warm welcome to the website of the Parish of Brereton and Rugeley, in the diocese of Lichfield.

Brereton and Rugeley are former coal mining communities and while they have the feel of an urbanised area they stand alone in the heart of a rural part of Staffordshire bounded on the one side by Cannock Chase and on the other by the Trent Valley, both Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The population of the Parish is 23,040 including children. Brereton and Rugeley are well blessed with shops and good social and care facilities for people of all ages. With the decline of local industry a significant number of people commute to work.