St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds

St Mary's Church, Bury St. Edmunds
St Mary's Bury St Edmunds
Map
52°14′33″N 0°43′02″E / 52.2424°N 0.7172°E / 52.2424; 0.7172
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.wearechurch.net
History
Founded11th Century
DedicationAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Architecture
StyleDecorated
Years built1424–1446
Specifications
Length213ft
Nave width68ft
Bells8
Tenor bell weight27cwt [1]
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseDiocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
DeaneryThingoe
ParishSt Mary with St Peter, Bury St Edmunds
Clergy
Vicar(s)The Revd Christopher ("Tiffer") Robinson
Curate(s)The Revd Dr Sarah Gull
AssistantThe Revd Andy Williams

St Mary's Church is the civic church of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England and is one of the largest parish churches in England. It claims to have the second longest nave (after Christchurch Priory), and the largest West Window of any parish church in the country.[2] It was part of the abbey complex and originally was one of three large churches in the town (the others being St James, now St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and St Margaret's, now gone).

  1. ^ Suffolk Guild of Ringers. "Suffolk Bells". Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Welcome to St Mary's Church". St Mary's with St Peter's, Bury St Edmunds. Retrieved 16 September 2010.