Anglican parish church in Redcliffe, mostly built in the 14th and 15th centuries on a site used for worship since the 12th century. Famously called by Elizabeth I "the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England." The 89-metre spire is the tallest of any English parish church.
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872. The church is considered one of the country's finest and largest parish churches as well as an outstanding example of English Gothic architecture. The church is so large it is sometimes mistaken for Bristol Cathedral by tourists. The building has Grade I listed status, the highest possible category, by Historic England.
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