Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond
Parish Church of St Mary, Richmond
St. Mary the Virgin, Richmond
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond
54°24′17″N 1°43′58″W / 54.4047°N 1.7329°W / 54.4047; -1.7329
OS grid reference	NZ174010
Location	Richmond, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Weekly attendance	100 (2018 benefice average)
Website	Official webpage
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Architectural type	Perpendicular Gothic
Specifications
Bells	Eight
Administration
Diocese	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Richmond and Craven
Deanery	Richmond
Benefice	Richmond with Hudswell, Downholme and Marske
Parish	Richmond with Hudswell (460359)
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Martin Fletcher
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	1 August 1952
Reference no.	1289814

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, is the Anglican parish church in the town of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. Previously, there was another church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, which served as a chapel, and in the early part of the twentieth century, it was officiated over by the incumbent of St Mary's. In the 1960s, Holy Trinity was deconsecrated and now serves as the Green Howards' museum in the town.

The patronage of the church was originally given to the monks of St Mary's Abbey in York, then at the Dissolution, it was offered to the Crown. Later, it was in the possession of the Bishop of Chester as part of the Diocese of Chester. It is now in the Diocese of Leeds. The churchyard at St Mary's has a plague pit and the graves of two soldiers from Waterloo, and it also used to house the original Richmond School building.

The church and its surrounds are built on a hill that slopes down to the River Swale on the eastern side of the town.

St Mary's has been subjected to several renovations, most notably in the 19th century, and is now a grade II* listed building.^[1]