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Lively church and community hub on the High Street with cafe and modern facilities close by Portishead Marina.

The church of St Mary the Virgin lies at the centre of an ancient parish within an Anglo-Saxon royal estate and on the site of a late Anglo-Saxon minster from 950 or earlier.

The creation of this outstanding late Victorian gothic church was made possible by its patron the local brewer Pickering Phipps, the local architect Matthew Henry Holding and its first incumbent Revd JR Hussey.

In French gothic/arts crafts style, designed by La Trobe who designed various secular buildings in central Bristol.

The creation of this outstanding late Victorian Gothic church was made possible by its patron the local brewer Pickering Phipps, the local architect Matthew Henry Holding and its first incumbent the Revd JR Hussey.

The church dates back to the 11th century, although much of the present church is 13th century.

Usually ranked among the very best parish churches of England, St Mary's dominates town and country with its immensely tall 14th century spire of Lincolnshire limestone.

The Grade I church is mainly 14th century, although the tower is later.

The church sits on a commanding hill and is visible from a considerable distance.