It is on the site of this old Church of St Mary the Virgin, that the new Church of St Mary was built. During the twentieth century, the old Church began to fall into a state of disrepair: the upkeep of the bricks and mortar, together with the problems of heating and leaks, led the congregation regretfully to consider building a modern church in its place. The last vicar of the old Church, James Bates, who had previous experience in the building business, put forward a plan of selling the old Church and surrounding prime land to new town developers, in return for a new Church to be built by them for the Parish. This was eventually agreed and the last service to be held at the old Church was on 22 October, 1989.
From 1989 to 1991 the new Church was built (and, of course, stands in close proximity to the new secular developments. Whilst the building was being completed, the congregation moved to Haig Hall,
On 16 November 1991, William Lord Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated the new Church.
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