Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich

Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich
Prestwich, St Mary's Church
St Mary's from the southwest
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich is located in Greater Manchester
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich
Location in Greater Manchester
53°31′46″N 2°17′12″W / 53.5294°N 2.2866°W / 53.5294; -2.2866
OS grid referenceSD 811,037
LocationChurch Lane
Prestwich
Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Mary's Church Official Page
History
StatusParish church
DedicationVirgin Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated30 June 1966
Architect(s)Paley, Austin and Paley
(1888–89 alterations)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Gothic Revival
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseManchester
ArchdeaconryBolton
DeaneryRadcliffe and Prestwich
ParishPrestwich
Clergy
Priest(s)Revd Shaun Conlon, BA
Laity
Organist(s)Gary Hulme ARCO LTCL

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is on Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Radcliffe and Prestwich, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese of Manchester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] Pevsner refers to it as "a major church".[3]

  1. ^ St Mary, Prestwich, Church of England, retrieved 15 October 2011
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Bury (1067252)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 October 2011
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pevsner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).