Editing Lindisfarne (section)

===Church of St Mary the Virgin===
The parish church stands on the site of the wooden church built by St Aidan in AD 635. When the site was rebuilt by the Normans, the site of the original abbey church was redeveloped in stone as the parish church. It is the oldest building on the island that has been maintained in some fashion, and which has a roof on it. Remains of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] church exist as the chancel wall and arch. A Norman [[apse]] (subsequently replaced in the 13th&nbsp;century) led eastwards from the chancel. The nave was extended in the 12th&nbsp;century with a northern arcade, and in the following century with a southern arcade.{{sfn|Brother Damian SSF|2009}}

After the [[English Reformation|Reformation]] the church slipped into disrepair until the restoration of 1860. The church is built of coloured sandstone which has had the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] plaster removed from it. The north aisle is known as the "fishermen's aisle" and houses the altar of St.&nbsp;Peter. The south aisle used to hold the altar of St.&nbsp;Margaret of Scotland, but now houses the organ.{{sfn|Brother Damian SSF|2009}}

The church is a Grade&nbsp;I listed building number 1042304, listed as part of the whole priory.{{sfnp|Historic England|1042304}} The church forms most of the earliest part of the site and is a scheduled ancient monument number 1011650.{{sfnp|Historic England|1011650}}