Historic churches · West Midlands
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh — church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1873. Designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4983°, -2.5197°.
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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. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4983, -2.5197
- District
- Wigan
- Parish
- Wigan, unparished area
- Postcode
- WN7 1YD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Established
- 1873
- Official site
- leighparishchurch.info
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594644 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary's Church, Leigh.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh?
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4983°, -2.5197°.
- When was St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh built?
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh dates to 1873 — the Victorian period. It was designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin.
- Who designed St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh?
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh was designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin, in the Gothic Revival style.
- Is St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh a listed building?
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.