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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale

Christ Church, Over Wyresdale — grade II listed church in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.

Christ Church, Over Wyresdale

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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1894. Designed by John Douglas. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9839°, -2.6860°.

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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the deanery of Lancaster. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mark, Dolphinholme, and St Peter, Quernmore. The church dates from 1733, replacing a chapel dating back to the 15th century, and it was restored in 1894 by the Chester architect John Douglas who added a spire to the tower, buttresses for the tower, a new south porch, a new vestry, and also built a new sanctuary. It is built in sandstone rubble with slate roofs and consists of a west tower, a nave with a chancel, a south porch, and a north vestry. The pulpit is dated 1684.

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Coordinates
53.9839, -2.6860
County
Lancashire
District
Lancaster
Parish
Over Wyresdale
Postcode
LA2 9BE
Parliamentary constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Established
1894

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Christ Church, Over Wyresdale?
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.9839°, -2.6860°.
When was Christ Church, Over Wyresdale built?
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale dates to 1894 — the Victorian period. It was designed by John Douglas.
Who designed Christ Church, Over Wyresdale?
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale was designed by John Douglas, in the English Gothic architecture style.
Is Christ Church, Over Wyresdale a listed building?
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.