Historic churches · North West England
St John's Church, Wigan
St John's Church, Wigan — church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan Wallgate · 0.6 km
- Free entry
About
St John's Church, Wigan is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1819. Designed by Joseph John Scoles. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.5493°, -2.6280°.
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St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition, so they both were finished in the same year, 1819. The competition was because St John's Church was originally served by the Society of Jesus, whereas St Mary's was always served by priests from the diocese. However, the Jesuits gave the church to the Archdiocese of Liverpool in 1933.
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From the Wikipedia article
St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition, so they both were finished in the same year, 1819. The competition was because St John's Church was originally served by the Society of Jesus, whereas St Mary's was always served by priests from the diocese. However, the Jesuits gave the church to the Archdiocese of Liverpool in 1933. It is a Grade II* listed building and the sanctuary inside the church was designed by Joseph John Scoles.
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Background
History
From 1623, for their own administrative purposes the Jesuits divided the country into 'residences' and St John's church was named after the 'residence' that covered Lancashire, St John's. Fr Charles Brockholes SJ was the person first connected to the mission of St. John's. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1704 and was sent to Wigan in 1740. When he arrived in Standishgate, where he paid for the building of a house that had a chapel upstairs. This house was built between Dicconson Street and Powell Street. As of 2013, the house still has a priest hiding hole, above a fireplace in the house. In 1817, the increasing Catholic population of the town meant that there were calls from the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5493, -2.6280
- District
- Wigan
- Parish
- Wigan, unparished area
- Postcode
- WN1 1XD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wigan
- Established
- 1819
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan Wallgate — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.stmaryswigan.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979385 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Church, Wigan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St John's RC Church, Wigan - geograph.org.uk - 856170.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Church, Wigan?
- St John's Church, Wigan is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode WN1 1XD), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.
- When was St John's Church, Wigan built?
- Built or established in 1819. Designed by Joseph John Scoles.
- Is St John's Church, Wigan a listed building?
- St John's Church, Wigan is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St John's Church, Wigan free to visit?
- Yes, St John's Church, Wigan is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's Church, Wigan?
- The nearest railway station is Wigan Wallgate, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WN1 1XD.