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St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge

St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge — grade II listed church in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge

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St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1250. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6390°, -2.3481°.

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From the Wikipedia article

St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of the town of Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire. It is a Grade I listed building. St Mary's was consecrated on 19 August 1283 by Bishop of Worcester, Godfrey Giffard. It is believed that most of the church as it is today was completed in 1325, some 171 years after its first recorded vicar, Gerinus, in 1154. It is one of four churches in Wotton-under-Edge.

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Coordinates
51.6390, -2.3481
County
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
Parish
Wotton-under-Edge
Postcode
GL12 7LS
Parliamentary constituency
Stroud
Established
1250

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge?
St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6390°, -2.3481°.
When was St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge built?
St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge dates to 1250 — the Norman & medieval period.
Is St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge a listed building?
St. Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.