St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow

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St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow
View of St. Mary's Church from the southeast
Location	Walthamstow Village, London
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Website	https://www.stmaryswalthamstow.org/
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Designated	19 October 1951
Administration
Diocese	Chelmsford
Archdeaconry	West Ham

St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow, is a Church of England parish church in Walthamstow Village, a conservation area in Walthamstow, east London. It was founded in the 12th century and is still a working church with a cafe, Play Area and Exhibition Space open during the week.^[1] St Mary's also hires rooms and spaces in both the church and nearby St Mary's Welcome Centre^[2] to outside groups.^[3] It retains over one hundred and fifty brasses and monuments, the oldest dating from 1436, though all that now remains of the original Norman church is some pillar bases and the chisel marks on them. In 2021-2022, the church was extensively renovated with support from the National Lottery and now includes a modern extension which contains the Parish Office and an Exhibition Space.^[4]