Where?
  • St Peters Church is on Coventon Road, opposite the junction with St Peters Avenue  (opposite the mini-market and newsagent shops).
  • It is in the Quarrendon area of Aylesbury, in the North West of Aylesbury, the county town of Buckinghamshire, UK.
  • Buses Star Travel, route 36 (01296 422225) 
  • to see a map click here
  • St Peters is one of four churches in the Aylesbury Team - the others are St Marys (in Aylesbury town centre), St James (Bierton) and All Saints (Hulcott).
    See also         Other Churches in Aylesbury
Quarendon
The Quarrendon area of Aylesbury is named after the ancient village (Querendone), just across the River Thame. The name is thought to mean "mill hill". See also Old St Peter's
  • The village of Quarrendon was in existence before the Norman Conquest.
  • St Peter’s was robbed of its Communion plate and linen in 1776!
  • The last burial took place in 1803.
  • The present day Quarrendon came into being after World War II to meet the need for cheap housing. All the prefabs were occupied by August 1947, mainly by people with young families.
  • In 1949 a bus service started to serve the area.
  • The scheme to build the Community Centre was approved in October 1947.
  • Quarrendon and Meadowcroft further developed as ‘London Overspill’ estates.
  • The new St Peter's Church opened in 1962
  • Schools which served the growing area:
  • Haydon and Abbey (now combined)
  • Meadowcroft (now Thomas Hickman)
  • Quarrendon Upper School
  • A new Community Centre opened early in 2000.