The church is the local parish for the surrounding towns.
This union also involved many of the other local parishes.
Both schools are aided and run by the local parish.
However the church remained in use by the local parish.
When asked where they live, they usually answer with the name of the local parish.
Edmund was to be given the living of the local parish when his uncle died.
By 1882 the local parish reported 250 Catholic families living in the area.
The local parishes have (during the summer) their own celebrations.
The church since the dissolution has served the local parish.
Of those, 274 are run by local parishes and religious orders.