St Mary's Church, Knowsley

St Mary's Church, Knowsley
St Mary's Church, Knowsley, from the southwest
St Mary's Church, Knowsley is located in Merseyside
St Mary's Church, Knowsley
St Mary's Church, Knowsley
Location in Merseyside
53°27′22″N 2°51′10″W / 53.4562°N 2.8528°W / 53.4562; -2.8528
OS grid referenceSJ 435,958
LocationKnowsley, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Mary, Knowsley
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated6 June 1844
Associated peopleEarls of Derby
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated28 January 1971
Architect(s)Edmund Sharpe,
Edward Paley
Paley and Austin
Paley, Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic revival
Groundbreaking1843
Completed1893
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLiverpool
ArchdeaconryLiverpool
DeaneryHuyton
ParishSt Mary, Knowsley
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Hugh Lea-Wilson
Laity
Churchwarden(s)David Allan

St Mary's Church is in Knowsley Lane, Knowsley Village, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the deanery of Huyton.[2] In the Buildings of England series, Pollard and Pevsner describe the church as being "largish" with "an intimate interior".[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Knowsley (1253329)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 May 2012
  2. ^ Deanery of Huyton, The Diocese of Liverpool, retrieved 9 September 2008
  3. ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 223