| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh | |
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 Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
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| 53°29′54″N 2°31′11″W / 53.49830°N 2.51966°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 656 003 |
| Location | St Mary's Way, Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | Leigh Parish Church Website |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St Peter |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Mary the Virgin |
| Consecrated | Present building 12 February 1873 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 7 November 1966 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin, Paley, Austin and Paley, Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Construction cost | £8,738 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 710 |
| Materials | red sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Salford |
| Deanery | Salford & Leigh |
| Parish | Leigh |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | vacant from 27 August 2023 |
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (grid reference SD656003) is a Church of England parish church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is a member of the Salford & Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
Leigh was in the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry until 1541 when it was transferred to the Diocese of Chester. In 1847 Leigh became the only parish in the Hundred of West Derby to be part of the new Diocese of Manchester. Leigh has had its own deanery since 1933. Before that it was part of the deanery of Eccles and prior to that Warrington.[3]
- ^ Leigh Deanery, anglican.org, archived from the original on 17 August 2009, retrieved 5 February 2010
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Leigh (1356221)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 August 2012
- ^ A Guide to Leigh Parish Church, page 2