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Key Image St Mary the Virgin
HG3 5LZ Pateley Bridge
United Kingdom
Denomination: (in ruins)
Geogr. Coordinates: 54.08536° N, 1.75194° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1320
Architectural style: Gothic
Building type: Single-nave church
Description: Ruins of a small church of Gothic origin with an elevated chancel, square tower on the west side
Name derivation: From St Mary, the mother of Jesus
History:
Late 13th cent.:   Probable construction of the church on the site of an earlier chapel
1320:   First recorded evidence
1691:   Addition of the west tower
1826:   Church closed and roof partly dismantled, remainder in use as a burial chapel until 1880
2004:   Foundation of the Friends of Old St Mary’s Churchyard and Cemetery to preserve the memorials in the churchyard and the church ruin
Important persons:
Patron:  Mary (c. 22 BCE – c. 48 CE, mother of Jesus [featured article])
Sources
The Friends of Old St Mary’s Churchyard and Cemetery (?): The Old Church of Saint Mary the Virgin (information display in the church porch)
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