St Mary in the Wood Church, Morley
St. Mary’s-in-the-Woods Church | |
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St. Mary’s-in-the-Woods Church, Morley | |
![]() The former St. Mary's-in-the-Woods Church after fire damage. | |
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Coordinates: 53°44′52″N 1°36′06″W / 53.747833°N 1.601534°W | |
OS grid reference | SE263280 |
Location | Morley, West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | United Reform Church |
Website | https://stmarysinthewoodmorleyurc.org.uk/ |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Gothic revival |
Administration | |
Parish | Morley |
Deanery | Dewsbury[1] |
Archdeaconry | Pontefract |
Episcopal area | Wakefield |
Diocese | Leeds |
Province | York |
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The church and spire seen from Commercial Street.
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Current meeting place of the congregation on Commercial Street
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Church and graveyard prior to fire
St Mary in the Wood Church is a redundant and former Church of England Parish church in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. It dates from the 19th century and was built in 1878.[2] The former church is situated on Troy Road and Commercial Street north of the town. The church became redundant in the late 20th century and sat derelict until 2010. When a fire erupted and destroyed the church with only the spire surviving and burnt out parts of the former building.[3] The church congregation is still active although meeting at a new place of worship on Commercial Street further south of the old church in a chapel. [4]
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References[]
- ^ Deaneries at Diocese of Leeds, retrieved 6 March 2015
- ^ Libraries, Leeds (25 January 2019). "A Brief History of Morley Churches".
- ^ "Evacuation as Morley church catches fire". 12 June 2010 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St. Mary's in the Wood, Morley". 21 May 2016.
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- Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
- Churches completed in 1878
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Anglican Diocese of Leeds
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Morley, West Yorkshire