St Chad's Church, Kirkby

The church has an ancient foundation, preceding the Norman Conquest of 1066, and a church on the site is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. This church was replaced in 1766 by a Georgian chapel. This was replaced in turn by the present church that was built between 1869 and 1871. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The initial estimate was for £10,000, but the cost rose to £12,000 (), and was paid for by the 4th Earl of Sefton. It provided seating for 650 people. The stone used for its construction was taken from the Earl's own quarries.

Inside the church, the arcades have pointed arches and Corinthian capitals; the piers of the north arcade are octagonal, those of the south are round. The font is early Norman, and is carved with figures, including Adam and Eve, and Saint Michael spearing a serpent. The font is considered to be the oldest man-made article in Kirkby. On the east wall of the church is an opus sectile reredos of 1898, designed by Henry Holiday and depicting the Last Supper. Also in the chancel is an arched sedilia with a carved scene in its tympanum. Holiday also designed most of the stained-glass windows, which date from 1871 to 1897.