St Mary's Church claims to be the third largest parish church in England, to have the second longest aisle and the largest west window.
St Mary's Church is Bury St Edmund's jewel in the crown. >We welcome schools who wish to come and visit us. Learn about a church from visiting St Mary's.
More about School Visits to St Mary's >The banners being displayed in St Mary’s are the first in a series of 8 showing scenes from the life of Jesus. They are the work of the artist Jane ...
More about The Jesus banners >The '...church of the Blessed Mary with its tower...' was built by the sacrists Ralph and Hervey in the time of Abbot Anselm (1120-1148), and dedicated by Bishop John of Rochester (1137-1142).
More about History of St Mary's >St Peter's was the first 'church-plant', or mission church, to be established in Bury since the parish system was created in the Anglo-Saxon period.
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