St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark-on-Trent
| St Mary Magdalene Church | |
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A view from the side of the church | |
St Mary Magdalene Church Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| 53°04′36″N 00°48′30″W / 53.07667°N 0.80833°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 79945 53928 |
| Location | Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Churchmanship | Broad church |
| Website | stmnewark.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary Magdalene |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 215 feet (66 m) |
| Width | 116 feet (35 m) |
| Nave width | 73 feet (22 m) |
| Spire height | 232 feet (71 m) |
| Bells | 10 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Deanery | Newark and Southwell |
| Parish | St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Rt Revd Paul Williams |
| Rector | Parish currently in vacancy |
| Priest(s) | Rt Revd Peter Hill (Hon. Assistant Bishop) |
| Curate | Revd Danny Marshall |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Dr Stephen Bullamore |
| Organist | Elizabeth Harwood |
| Verger | Mr Ryan King |
St Mary Magdalene Church is the parish church of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. It is an Anglican church dedicated to Mary Magdalene and is the tallest structure in the town. It is one of the highest church buildings in the UK and the tallest in Nottinghamshire.
There has been a church on this site for 1,000 years. The present church is built in the Gothic style, with parts dating from the 12th century. A Grade I listed building, St Mary Magdalene's is one of the largest parish churches in England and is regarded as one of the finest.
It is an active parish church, with nine services per week and serving the community with youth and children's programmes. The church has a ring of bells, fine organ and a choir founded in 1532.
In his 2009 book England's Thousand Best Churches, Simon Jenkins awards the church four stars, saying: "Built over the two centuries of Perpendicular ascendancy after the Black Death, it piles high above its constricted urban site. A style so often dull is here exhilarating, the vistas mystic, the furnishings rich... The Nave is a wonder of proportion. Pevsner attributes this to the old Decorated plan, giving the aisles breadth, while the later masons added height."