Historic churches · North West England
Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde
Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde — church in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde · 0.5 km
- Free entry
About
Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, UK". Coordinates: 53.8523°, -2.9849°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wyre Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic church in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. The current church replaced an earlier chapel which lies a few metres to the north-east. The former chapel, with its attached presbytery, has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Completed in 1813, St John's was the first Roman Catholic chapel to be built in Poulton-le-Fylde, a parish which had remained sympathetic to Catholicism after the Reformation. The box-shaped rendered brick building, with slate roofs, was replaced by a larger church in 1912.
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Background
History
At the time of the English Reformation, St Chad's Church became Poulton's Anglican parish church. Roman Catholics were still active in the area and Poulton was considered "one of the most Catholic parishes in the county"; in the late 16th century, there were thirteen households in the parish who would shelter Catholic seminarians. For a time (possibly until 1745), Catholic families would travel to nearby Singleton to worship. In the early 17th century, it was decided to build the first Roman Catholic chapel in Poulton, and St John's was completed in 1813, dedicated to John the Evangelist. The land, between Moorland Road and Breck Road, had been donated by Thomas Fitzherbert-Brockholes. A…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8523, -2.9849
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Parish
- Wyre, unparished area
- Postcode
- FY6 7GF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fylde
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117462 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St John's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde?
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode FY6 7GF), in the parish of Wyre, unparished area.
- Is Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde?
- The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FY6 7GF.