Historic churches · North West England
Bispham Parish Church
Bispham Parish Church — grade II listed church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Layton · 2.4 km
- Free entry
About
Bispham Parish Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.8569°, -3.0368°.
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Heritage listing
Bispham Parish Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a Church of England parish church located in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, known as the Mother Church of Blackpool. It is part of the Diocese of Blackburn and Blackpool Deanery. The church building is a Grade II Listed Building. It is the third church on the site and was built in 1883. Until 1821 the parish church of Bispham was the only place of worship in Blackpool.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wyre Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bispham Parish Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a Church of England parish church located in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, known as the Mother Church of Blackpool. It is part of the Diocese of Blackburn and Blackpool Deanery. The church building is a Grade II Listed Building. It is the third church on the site and was built in 1883. Until 1821 the parish church of Bispham was the only place of worship in Blackpool.
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Background
History
The earliest reference to the church dates from the reign of King Richard I, when Theobold Walter in 1189 passed on his rights to the churches of Poulton-le-Fylde and Bispham to St Mary's of Lancaster. Another reference in 1345, from the records of the Archdiocese of Richmond, tells of the lamentable state of disrepair of both the church of Poulton and the chapel of Bispham, implying that Bispham was a chapel annexed to the parish of Poulton. In 1351, in the aftermath of the Black Death, the Archdeacon made a visit to ascertain whether the chapel had sufficient parishioners to make it viable as a place of worship, and also enquired of St Mary's of Lancaster by what right they held the claim…
Visiting
All Hallows Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
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- Coordinates
- 53.8569, -3.0368
- District
- Blackpool
- Parish
- Blackpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- FY2 0AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Nearest railway station
- Layton — 2.4 km
- Official site
- www.bisphamparishchurch.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4918405 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bispham Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BisphamParishChurch01.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bispham Parish Church?
- Bispham Parish Church is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode FY2 0AY), in the parish of Blackpool, unparished area.
- Is Bispham Parish Church a listed building?
- Bispham Parish Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Bispham Parish Church a protected site?
- Yes — Bispham Parish Church is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bispham Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Bispham Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bispham Parish Church?
- The nearest railway station is Layton, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FY2 0AY.