St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth
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.Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
- Also known as: “Saint Mary’s Church” and “St Mary, Wirksworth”
- Address: St. Mary’s Gate, Matlock, DE4 4DP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wirksworth Town Hall and Wirksworth railway station.
Wirksworth Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wirksworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Wirksworth Urban District Council, now accommodates the local public library.
Wirksworth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Neil Ferguson-Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wirksworth railway station is a stop on the heritage Ecclesbourne Valley Railway that serves the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. It was the former terminus of the Midland Railway's Wirksworth branch line, leaving the Midland Main Line at Duffield. Wirksworth railway station is situated 820 feet east of St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth.
Hope and Anchor
Pub
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hope and Anchor is a pub, which is situated 330 feet west of St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breamfield and Bolehill.
Breamfield
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breamfield is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located 1 mile south-east of Wirksworth.
Bolehill
Locality
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.
Godfreyhole
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Godfreyhole is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located at the junction of the B5035 and West End roads, 2 miles west of Wirksworth.
St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08195° or 53° 4′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.57227° or 1° 34′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5W3CJH+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 160531758OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594459
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارى”
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