Christians have been worshipping in Lenton since around 1106, when Lenton Priory was founded. The priory was dissolved in the 1530s but worship, and the dedication of the parish church to the Holy Trinity, continued on the site of the current Priory Church. By 1800, however, the once rural parish of Lenton was being transformed. With the existing church seen as dilapidated and too small for the rising population it was decided to build a new parish church ...