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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond

12th-century church buildings in EnglandChurch of England church buildings in North YorkshireGrade II* listed churches in North YorkshirePages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to yRichmondshire
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Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Richmond geograph.org.uk 1388214
Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Richmond geograph.org.uk 1388214

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, is the Anglican parish church in the town of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. Previously, there was another church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, which served as a chapel, and in the early part of the twentieth century, it was officiated over by the incumbent of St Mary's. In the 1960s, Holy Trinity was deconsecrated and now serves as the Green Howards' museum in the town. The patronage of the church was originally given to the monks of St Mary's Abbey in York, then at the Dissolution, it was offered to the Crown. Later, it was in the possession of the Bishop of Chester as part of the Diocese of Chester. It is now in the Diocese of Leeds. The churchyard at St Mary's has a plague pit and the graves of two soldiers from Waterloo, and it also used to house the original Richmond School building. The church and its surrounds are built on a hill that slopes down to the River Swale on the eastern side of the town. St Mary's has been subjected to several renovations, most notably in the 19th century, and is now a grade II* listed building.

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