Historic churches · North West England
St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham
St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham — Grade I listed church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heysham Port · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
About
St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 750. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Part of St Patrick's early Christian chapel and associated cemetery, Lower Heysham. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.0475°, -2.9027°.
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Heritage listing
St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD409616). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD409616). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Background
Description
The ruin dates from the 8th or 9th century, and is built of sandstone rubble. Consolidation work was carried out in 1903 using stone tiles. Most of the south wall, the east gable wall, and the east part of the north wall are still present. The south wall contains a doorway with long-and-short jambs and an arch with concentric grooves. They featured on the cover of Black Sabbath's 2000 album The Best of Black Sabbath.
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- Coordinates
- 54.0475, -2.9027
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Lancaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- LA3 2PR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Established
- 750
- Nearest railway station
- Heysham Port — 1.7 km
- Official site
- heyshamheritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595057 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Patricks Chapel, Heysham (geograph 1982337).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham?
- St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA3 2PR), in the parish of Lancaster, unparished area.
- When was St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham built?
- Dates from the Anglo-Saxon period.
- Is St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham a listed building?
- St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham a protected site?
- Yes — St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham free to visit?
- Yes, St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham?
- The nearest railway station is Heysham Port, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA3 2PR.