St Oswald's Church, Warton
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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Warton, 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 Mary, Borwick and St John the Evangelist, Yealand Conyers.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] The ruined remains of the medieval rectory survive next to the present vicarage to the west of the church.
Quick Facts OS grid reference, Location ...
St Oswald's Church, Warton | |
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54.1442°N 2.7694°W / 54.1442; -2.7694 | |
OS grid reference | SD 498,723 |
Location | Main Street, Warton, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | ubwby |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Oswald |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 2 May 1968 |
Architect(s) | Sharpe and Paley Paley, Austin and Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1892 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 62 feet (19 m) |
Materials | Pebbledash with sandstone dressings, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Tunstall |
Benefice | United Benefice of Warton and Borwick with Yealand |
Parish | St Oswald, Warton |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd. Alice Ormondroyd |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Mrs Annette MacKenzie |
Organist(s) | Keith Worsman |
Churchwarden(s) | Vacant |
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