Historic churches · South East England
St Francis's Church, Salisbury
St Francis's Church, Salisbury — church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury · 1.6 km
- Free entry
About
St Francis's Church, Salisbury is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1940. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Address: SP1 3PN. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0831°, -1.7965°.
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Heritage listing
St Francis Church, Salisbury is an evangelical, charismatic, Church of England parish church in the northern suburbs of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, consecrated in 1940.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Francis Church, Salisbury is an evangelical, charismatic, Church of England parish church in the northern suburbs of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, consecrated in 1940.
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Background
History
A wooden ex-Army hut was used for worship from 1930, to serve the new residential area to the north of the city. By 1932, although the area was still part of Stratford-sub-Castle parish, a curate had been assigned to it. An ecclesiastical district was created in 1937 from parts of the parishes of Stratford-sub-Castle and St Mark, and a vicar was instituted. A site was found nearby on Castle Road (the A345) for a permanent church: the foundation stone was laid in January 1939, and the church was consecrated in 1940. The building is in a 20th-century style, having a wide nave with passage aisles and meeting rooms, and an apsidal Lady Chapel behind the sanctuary, instead of a chancel. The tall…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0831, -1.7965
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Salisbury
- Postcode
- SP1 3PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Established
- 1940
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.st-francischurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16900471 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Francis's Church, Salisbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Francis Church wiki.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Francis's Church, Salisbury?
- St Francis's Church, Salisbury is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP1 3PN), in the parish of Salisbury.
- When was St Francis's Church, Salisbury built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Is St Francis's Church, Salisbury a listed building?
- St Francis's Church, Salisbury is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Francis's Church, Salisbury a protected site?
- Yes — St Francis's Church, Salisbury is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Francis's Church, Salisbury free to visit?
- Yes, St Francis's Church, Salisbury is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Francis's Church, Salisbury?
- The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP1 3PN.