St Mary's Church, the town's oldest place of worship, was the centre of a
large ecclesiastical parish covering Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Disley,
Dukinfield, Hyde, Marple, Norbury, Offerton, Romiley, Stockport Etchells, Torkington
and Werneth. Chapels and churches were built in those townships and the parish
today covers a much smaller area. Parts of the church, situated by the market
place, date to the early 14th century and it houses the Stockport Heritage
centre, run by volunteers on market days. The church is Grade I listed
