| History | Belper became the head of a new Wesleyan Methodist Circuit in 1803. The circuit also included Cromford, Winster, Alfreton, Crich, Duffield, Ripley and Tansley and surrounding areas. In 1805, Youlgreave, Stanton, Middleton and Bolsover were added to the Circuit but two years later they were transferred to the Chesterfield circuit. There is a note to this effect in the Society book. Cromford was made a Home Mission Station in 1807 but its connection with Belper was retained until 1811 when Cromford, Matlock and the areas included in the Mission became a separate circuit.
Following the unification of the Methodist Church in 1932, the Belper Wesleyan Methodist Circuit was renamed the Belper Trinity Methodist Circuit. It merged with Belper Central Methodist Circuit in September 1943 to form the Belper Methodist Circuit.
Successor: Belper Methodist Circuit. (1943-2010)
Circuit churches/locations
- 1809-1810: Belper, Duffield and Milford, Woodhouse and Horsley, Codnor and Heanor, ?Measom Row, Alfreton, Crich, Ripley, Pentrich, Cromford, Wirksworth, Bent, Ashover, Upper Hackney and Matlock, Tansley, Middleton, Wheatcroft, Milltown, Bonsall, Pilsley [North Wingfield], Higham, Tibshelf, [South] Normanton, Greenhill Lane [Somercotes], Golden Valley, Bargate, Shottle, Heage, South Wingfield
- Jul 1940: Ambergate (Devonshire Street), Belper Pottery (Kilburn Road), Belper Street Lane, Belper Trinity (Chapel Street), Denby Bottles, Duffield Trinity (King Street), Horsley Woodhouse Central, Kilburn, Milford (Chevin Road), Shottle (Blackbrook) |