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	St Mary the Virgin HG3 5LZ Pateley Bridge United Kingdom
Denomination:	(in ruins)
Geogr. Coordinates:	54.08536° N, 1.75194° W
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)