St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds
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St Mary's Church is the civic church of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England and is one of the largest parish churches in England. It claims to have the second longest nave (after Christchurch Priory), and the largest West Window of any parish church in the country.[2] It was part of the abbey complex and originally was one of three large churches in the town (the others being St James, now St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and St Margaret's, now gone).
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St Mary's Church, Bury St. Edmunds | |
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52.2424°N 0.7172°E / 52.2424; 0.7172 | |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 11th Century |
Dedication | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Architecture | |
Style | Decorated |
Years built | 1424–1446 |
Specifications | |
Length | 213ft |
Nave width | 68ft |
Bells | 8 |
Tenor bell weight | 27cwt [1] |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Deanery | Thingoe |
Parish | St Mary with St Peter, Bury St Edmunds |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Revd Christopher ("Tiffer") Robinson |
Curate(s) | The Revd Dr Sarah Gull |
Assistant | The Revd Andy Williams |
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