| St Mary's Church, Islington | |
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| The Parish Church of St Mary, Islington | |
 St Mary's Church viewed from the church gardens | |
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| Location | Upper Street, Islington, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Open Evangelical |
| Website | stmaryislington |
| History | |
| Founded | 12th Century (estimate) |
| Dedication | Mary the Virgin |
| Associated people | Edward Vaughan, Meredith Hanmer, Robert Browne, John Webster, William Cave, Charles Wesley, Philip Quaque, George Gaskin, Daniel Wilson, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, William Barlow, Donald Coggan, Ralph Stanley Dean, Hugh Gough, Maurice Wood, David Sheppard, George Carey, Pete Broadbent, Graham Kings |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | Lancelot Dowbiggin, Reginald Blomfield, Seely & Paget |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | London |
| Episcopal area | Stepney |
| Archdeaconry | Hackney |
| Deanery | Islington |
| Parish | Islington, St Mary |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd James Hughesdon |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the historic parish church of Islington, in the Church of England Diocese of London. The present parish is a compact area centered on Upper Street between Angel and Highbury Corner, bounded to the west by Liverpool Road, and to the east by Essex Road/Canonbury Road. The church is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The churchyard was enlarged in 1793. With the rapid growth of Islington, it became full and closed for burials in 1853. It was laid out as a public garden of one and a half acres in 1885.[2]
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1195776)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ T F T Baker, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Patricia E C Croot, A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8,1985.