Partington was previously in the chapelry of St. George’s Church, Carrington until 1884 when Partington’s own church of St Mary the Virgin was built on Manchester Road. The cost of the church was £3500, money provided by Revd Cannon George Heron and Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, who had purchased the land from Lord Stamford in 1858. In 1885 Partington was made a parish in its own right.
An extension constructed in 1975 was rebuilt and enlarged in 1991 to provide a meeting room known as the “St George's Room” with toilets, kitchen, vestry and office. In 1999 part of the loft area was converted into another comfortable meeting room known as the “Upper Room”
The Church was listed Grade 2 on 17th January 2001.
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