St Mary's Church, Thirsk

Church of St Mary
54°14′06″N 1°20′45″W / 54.2349°N 1.3458°WCoordinates: 54°14′06″N 1°20′45″W / 54.2349°N 1.3458°W
Location	Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1PR
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Central
History
Dedication	St Mary Magdalene
Architecture
Status	Active
Functional status	Parish church
Style	Perpendicular Gothic
Years built	1430–1480
Specifications
Spire height	80 feet (24 m)
Administration
Parish	Thirsk
Deanery	Mowbray
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Diocese	Diocese of York
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Sue Armstrong and Margaret Hunton
Verger	John Lazenby

St Mary's Church, Thirsk is a Church of England parish church in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The church is a Grade 1 listed building and dates from the 15th-century.^[1] St Mary's is one of four churches of the Benefice of Thirsk; the others are St Wilfrid's Church, South Kilvington, St Lawrence's Church, Carlton Miniott, and St Leonard's Church, Sandhutton.^[2]

In November 2016, the church was covered with handmade poppies as part of the Remembrance Day celebrations in Thirsk.^[3] The Thirsk Yarnbombers created a more than 40,000 knitted or crocheted poppies to decorate the town, with the main display consisting of a "river" of poppies flowing from the top of St Mary's Church, down the side and then across the wall of the church's cemetery.^[4]

References

1. "Church of St Mary, Thirsk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. "Benefice of Thirsk - Profile" (pdf). dioceseofyork.org.uk. The Diocese of York. 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
3. "Thirsk Yarnbombers ready with 35,000 knitted poppies". BBC News. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
4. "Yarnbombers knit their respects and say: "We will remember them"". The Yorkshire Post. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

External links

• St Mary's website
• A Church Near You entry