St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Week St Mary
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Week St Mary
50°45′7.42″N 4°30′2.3″W
Location	Week St Mary
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Truro
Archdeaconry	Bodmin
Deanery	Stratton
Parish	Week St Mary
Clergy
Rector	The Revd David Barnes
Location of St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Designated	29 September 1961
Reference no.	1137655

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary, also known as the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro, in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England, UK.

History

Week St Mary has a 14th–15th century parish church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and the tower contains a ring of six bells.[1][2]

The church was restored between 1878 and 1881 by James Piers St Aubyn.

The church is a Grade I listed building.[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Gregory's Church, Treneglos
• St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow
• St Winwaloe's Church, Poundstock
• Our Lady and St Anne's Church, Widemouth Bay
• St Gennys’ Church, St Gennys
• St James' Church, Jacobstow
• St Anne's Church, Whitstone

Organ

The organ is by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]

References

1. "Week St. Mary Village Community Web Site". weekstmaryvillage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
2. Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books
3. Historic England. "Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Grade I) (1137655)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
4. "NPOR [N12698]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 5 October 2015.