Historic churches · West Midlands
St.Oswald's Church, Padgate
St.Oswald's Church, Padgate — church in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Padgate · 0.6 km
- Free entry
About
St.Oswald's Church, Padgate is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1965. Wikidata describes it as: "church in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.4023°, -2.5645°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Oswald's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Padgate suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The parish was founded by Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey, and it is now served by clergy from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.
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Background
History
The parish was established from St Mary's Church, Warrington by Fr. Thomas Austin Hind O.S.B, a Warringtonian by birth, who is credited with conceiving the idea to build the church and to have chosen the dedication to St Oswald of Northumbria. On 1 July 1924, Archbishop Keating of Liverpool give permission for the formation of this, the fourth Benedictine parish in Warrington: the others being St. Albans (1755); St.Mary's (1877) and St. Benedict's (1902). The parish was served by the clergy of St Mary's Church, Warrington until it became an independent parish on 24 July 1929. The last Benedictine Parish Priest was Fr Harold Cyprian Broomfield O.S.B as the Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4023, -2.5645
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Poulton-with-Fearnhead
- Postcode
- WA1 3LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington North
- Established
- 1965
- Nearest railway station
- Padgate — 0.6 km
- Official site
- stmarysandstbenedictswarrington.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7586667 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Oswald's Church, Padgate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St.Oswald's, Warrington. Exterior one.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St.Oswald's Church, Padgate?
- St.Oswald's Church, Padgate is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA1 3LB), in the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead.
- When was St.Oswald's Church, Padgate built?
- Built or established in 1965.
- Is St.Oswald's Church, Padgate free to visit?
- Yes, St.Oswald's Church, Padgate is free to enter.
- How do I get to St.Oswald's Church, Padgate?
- The nearest railway station is Padgate, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA1 3LB.