Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury

Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury Location in Greater Manchester
53°35′38″N 2°17′50″W / 53.5940°N 2.2971°W / 53.5940; -2.2971
OS grid reference	SD 80433 10863
Location	The Rock, Bury, Greater Manchester
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Bury Parish Church
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	971 CE
Dedication	Virgin Mary
Consecrated	Candlemas 1876
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	13 July 2006
Architect(s)	J. S. Crowther (1870 rebuild)
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1876
Specifications
Length	141 feet (43.0 m)
Nave width	30 feet (9.1 m)
Height	76 feet (23.2 m)
Materials	Dressed stone exterior partially lined in brick Slate roof
Bells	Eight
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Manchester
Archdeaconry	Bolton
Deanery	Bury
Clergy
Rector	Revd. Julian Heaton
Curate(s)	Samuel Eccleston; Sheila Beattie; Craig Giles.
Laity
Director of music	Marc Murray
Organist(s)	Elin Rees

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is located at the highest point in the town centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the edge of the town centre, just a few minutes walk from the town's bus and tram station, as well as the Millgate Shopping Centre and the newly built the Rock. The main body of the church was completed on 2 February 1876, the steeple predates it to 1842. It is designated in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The church is a regimental church of the Lancashire Fusiliers, a former garrison church, and services are held for the garrison on Remembrance Sunday, Gallipoli Sunday and on other occasions.