Historic churches · East Midlands
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth — church in Derbyshire Dales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wirksworth · 0.4 km
About
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth 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: "church in Derbyshire Dales, UK". Coordinates: 53.0822°, -1.5740°.
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Heritage listing
St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in the Church of England in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The existing building dates mostly from the 13th–15th centuries, but notable survivals from the Anglo-Saxon period indicate a church has stood on this site since at least the 8th century AD. It was restored in 1820, then in 1870 by Sir Gilbert Scott.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in the Church of England in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The existing building dates mostly from the 13th–15th centuries, but notable survivals from the Anglo-Saxon period indicate a church has stood on this site since at least the 8th century AD. It was restored in 1820, then in 1870 by Sir Gilbert Scott.
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- Coordinates
- 53.0822, -1.5740
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Wirksworth
- Postcode
- DE4 4ET
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 1250
- Nearest railway station
- Wirksworth — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.wirksworthteamministry.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594459 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Wirksworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Marys Wirksworth.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Wirksworth?
- St Mary's Church, Wirksworth is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 4ET), in the parish of Wirksworth.
- When was St Mary's Church, Wirksworth built?
- Built or established in 1250.
- Is St Mary's Church, Wirksworth a listed building?
- St Mary's Church, Wirksworth is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Wirksworth?
- The nearest railway station is Wirksworth, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 4ET.