St Michael's Church, Whittington
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St Michael's Church is located in the settlement of Whittington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St John the Evangelist, Gressingham, St Margaret, Hornby, and St John the Baptist, Arkholme.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
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St Michael's Church, Whittington | |
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54.1808°N 2.6149°W / 54.1808; -2.6149 | |
OS grid reference | SD 600,763 |
Location | Whittington, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St Michael, Whittington |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Michael the Archangel |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 4 October 1967 |
Architect(s) | Paley and Austin (1875 rebuilding) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1875 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Tunstall |
Parish | Whittington |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Iain H. Rennie |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Robin McIlveen |
Churchwarden(s) | Christopher Tomkins, Anne Pettifor |
Parish administrator | Lisa Tamlin |
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