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St George's Church, Heaviley

St George's Church, Heaviley — Grade I listed church in Heaviley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

St George's Church, Heaviley

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St George's Church, Heaviley is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1896. Designed by Hubert Austin. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Heaviley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3972°, -2.1518°.

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St George's Church is in Buxton Road, Heaviley, an area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockport, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Gabriel, Adswood. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is "by far the grandest church of Stockport", and state "St George is a church on a splendid scale". According to the visitors' guide to the church, the Rt Revd Geoffrey Fisher, former archbishop of Canterbury, said that it is "the finest church built in England since the Reformation".

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Coordinates
53.3972, -2.1518
District
Stockport
Parish
Stockport, unparished area
Postcode
SK2 6NX
Parliamentary constituency
Stockport
Established
1896

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St George's Church, Heaviley?
St George's Church, Heaviley is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.3972°, -2.1518°.
When was St George's Church, Heaviley built?
St George's Church, Heaviley dates to 1896 — the Victorian period. It was designed by Hubert Austin.
Who designed St George's Church, Heaviley?
St George's Church, Heaviley was designed by Hubert Austin, in the Gothic Revival style.
Is St George's Church, Heaviley a listed building?
St George's Church, Heaviley carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.