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Current services, events, contact and facilities.
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Website Information
Sources, editorial approach and information about the St Mary’s website and AI Church Guide.
About this website
This website is maintained for St Mary’s Parish Church, Staindrop. The public content combines parish-managed information with carefully checked reference material from authoritative sources including A Church Near You, the Diocese of Durham, Historic England, the Church of England Church Heritage Record and the National Churches Trust.
Time-sensitive information—service times, events, contacts, opening hours and safeguarding details—should be reviewed regularly by the parish. This content was comprehensively checked and refreshed on 10 August 2026.
Principal external sources
Historic England
Statutory Grade I list entry and architectural description.
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Church of England heritage information.
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Visitor and heritage information.
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Safeguarding, parish support and diocesan information.
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The AI guide is a convenience for visitors, not a member of the clergy or parish staff. It should use verified parish facts supplied by the site and may use web search for up-to-date public information. It must not be used for safeguarding disclosures or confidential information.