Which building can the marriage service take place in?

Generally speaking a marriage can only take place in a Church of England church or chapel.

The buildings are:

A parish church. This is the main Church of England church in the parish.

A chapel licensed for marriages. In some parishes there is a chapel which is used for worship and which is also licensed for marriages. The minister of the parish will be able to tell you whether or not a chapel is licensed.

A parish centre of worship. Occasionally a building such as a school or a parish hall is licensed. This may happen when the parish church is undergoing substantial renovation and is out of use.

A military chapel (including a naval and air force chapel) which has been licensed for marriages.

Truro Cathedral which is also a parish church. This does not apply if you seek to marry by qualifying connection.

A shared church. This is a church which is shared with another Christian denomination under a formal sharing agreement if the church is a parish church or has been licensed for marriages.

A church in another parish in a united benefice where the Bishop has given the appropriate direction. Often a number of parishes are joined together into a benefice and the benefice is served by one or more ministers. Sometimes the Bishop has given a direction that a couple who have a legal right to marry in one of the parishes in the benefice may marry in the churches in the other parishes in the benefice. The minister will tell you whether such a direction has been given.

A church in an adjoining parish. This applies if you live in a parish where there is no church or building licensed for marriages or no church or licensed building with regular Sunday services every week, or if you live in an extra parochial place where there is no licensed building there. It also applies if you live in the parish and the church is closed for repairs or rebuilding, and there is no building licensed for public worship or consecrated church  licensed for public worship within the parish.

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