王(wang)(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮具體始(shi)(shi)建年(nian)(nian)代不詳。清(qing)康熙《益都縣(xian)志(zhi)》載:“王(wang)(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮,在城北二(er)十里王(wang)(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮村。”據當(dang)地老人回憶,宮內原有(you)一通明萬歷年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian)重修王(wang)(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮的(de)碑記,記載著此宮始(shi)(shi)建于唐貞觀(guan)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian),踞今約有(you)1400年(nian)(nian)左右(you)的(de)歷史(shi)。
王(wang)母宮(王(wang)母娘娘廟)原(yuan)址在現王(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮(gong)街道辦事處院內,1958年(nian)(nian)原(yuan)王(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮(gong)及(ji)相(xiang)(xiang)關建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑被拆毀,1998年(nian)(nian)易地(di)重建(jian)(jian)(jian)。現建(jian)(jian)(jian)有王(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮(gong)正殿5間,左(zuo)右配殿各3間,其他(ta)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑正在陸續修建(jian)(jian)(jian)中。2003年(nian)(nian),王(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮(gong)廟(miao)會恢復。每年(nian)(nian)三月三、九月九,各地(di)客商紛至(zhi)沓來,拜謁王(wang)母(mu)(mu),互相(xiang)(xiang)貿易。
相傳在唐(tang)朝貞(zhen)觀(guan)年(nian)間,唐(tang)太宗派玄奘法師(shi)西行(xing)印度取佛(fo)經歸國后,為感謝(xie)王(wang)(wang)母(mu)及眾(zhong)神庇(bi)佑之力,敕命在全國選址(zhi)建造王(wang)(wang)母(mu)娘娘廟宇,最后選址(zhi)于此,建“王(wang)(wang)母(mu)宮(gong)(gong)”一座,該村(cun)因此而得(de)名(ming)。明朝萬歷年(nian)間王(wang)(wang)母(mu)宮(gong)(gong)得(de)以重修,建有正殿(dian)(dian)及配殿(dian)(dian)9間,大殿(dian)(dian)前有瑤池、九孔橋(qiao),另有宮(gong)(gong)門、鐘鼓(gu)樓等建筑,占地(di)面積(ji)大約(yue)3000平(ping)方(fang)米。時(shi)廟堂森然,樹木蔥郁(yu),香火鼎盛(sheng)。每(mei)年(nian)農歷三(san)月(yue)初三(san)、九月(yue)初九,該地(di)都舉行(xing)盛(sheng)大廟會,當時(shi)民俗(su)有“忘了過(guo)秋過(guo)麥(mai),不忘三(san)月(yue)三(san)王(wang)(wang)母(mu)宮(gong)(gong)廟會”之說。廟會之時(shi),省內外(wai)商賈云(yun)集,通宵(xiao)達旦,持續三(san)日,盛(sheng)況空前。