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Best of North West England

The 14 best cathedrals in North West England

Our curated top 14 cathedrals in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 21 cathedrals see the full cathedrals index for North West England.

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    Chester Cathedral

    Chester War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 8045510

    Former Benedictine abbey within Roman city walls — intact medieval cloisters and misericords.

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  2. 2

    Sawley Abbey

    Lancashire

    The Latrines at Sawley Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 2391260

    Sawley Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Whalley Abbey

    Lancashire

    Whalley Abbey, cloister windows - geograph.org.uk - 4756630

    Whalley Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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  4. 4

    Christ Church, Bacup

    Lancashire

    Bacup, Lancashire, Christ Church - geograph.org.uk - 5910244

    Christ Church, Bacup is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Minster Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Preston

    Lancashire

    St John's Minster, Preston - geograph.org.uk - 2425633

    Minster Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Preston is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Furness Abbey

    Furness Abbey - Mill Beck enters the site - geograph.org.uk - 3708528

    Furness Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    St Leonard's Church, Downham

    Lancashire

    St Leonard's Church, Downham, cathedrals in Lancashire

    St Leonard's Church, Downham is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Church of St Leonard, Middleton

    Middleton Parish Church, Stained Glass Window in the Assheton Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 3666052

    Church of St Leonard, Middleton is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Fors Abbey

    Footbridge at Bainbridge - geograph.org.uk - 924956

    Fors Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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  10. 10

    Vale Royal Abbey

    Vale Royal golf course - geograph.org.uk - 2752595

    Vale Royal Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston

    Lancashire

    Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, cathedrals in Lancashire

    The Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa is a Catholic cathedral of the Syro-Malabar rite in Preston, Lancashire. It is the cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain, and was pr

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    National Westminster Bank, Barrow-in-Furness

    Ordnance Survey Cut Mark - geograph.org.uk - 5722994

    National Westminster Bank, Barrow-in-Furness — a Grade II*-listed cathedral in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Hulton Abbey

    Caldon Canal, Abbey Hulton, Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 591183

    Hulton Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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    City Mosque Preston

    Lancashire

    City Mosque Preston, cathedrals in Lancashire

    City Mosque Preston (formerly known as North Road Pentecostal Church) is in North Road, Preston, Lancashire, England, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II

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