St.John's church- Silverdale Lancashire.
N 54° 10.302 W 002° 49.434
30U E 511495 N 6002639
The church here at Silverdale was built before 1100.
Waymark Code: WM5D5K
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/21/2008
Views: 10
The present church of St.John here at Silverdale was built to a 14th.Century design by Ball and Elce, and is a Grade II listed building.
On the old foundations of the original chapel, the registry shows that a chapel was built here in 1680, much later in 1829 the present day church was built, in 1871 because the seaside village was swelled by the railway and opened up. The new church became a Parish church.
The imposing tower has a peel of 6 bells.
Silverdale and the surrounding area has now been dedicated as a "Site of Outstanding Natural Beauty"
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1829
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England.
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:15 AM
Street address of Church:
St.John's church
Emesgate Road
Silverdale, Lancashire. England
LA5 ORJ
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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