Tranent Parish Church

The first known mention of a church at Tranent came in 1145 when it was established by the archdeacon, Thor, son of a local landowner.

The church was granted by Richard, Archbishop of St Andrews and later confirmed by Saer de Quincy, the local baron.

Tranent parish came under the jurisdiction of the canons of Holyrood Abbey and the building was described as being of a higher standard than the normal country church.

[4] There are also canonical records of a chapel, dedicated to St. Peter, situated on a ridge overlooking a coal-bearing ravine at Travernant.

Children usually stay in church for the first half of Sunday services and are then invited to go upstairs for 'J Club' - which offers age-appropriate activities linked to that day's Bible reading.