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St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere

St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere — church in South Lakeland, UK.

St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere

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St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1480. Designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in South Lakeland, UK". Coordinates: 54.3641°, -2.9210°.

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St Martin's Church stands in the centre of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Its benefice is united with that of St Anne's Church, Ings; St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere; St James' Church, Staveley; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church, Windermere.

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Coordinates
54.3641, -2.9210
Parish
Windermere and Bowness
Postcode
LA23 3DG
Parliamentary constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Established
1480
Official site
www.stmartin.org.uk

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere?
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.3641°, -2.9210°.
When was St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere built?
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere dates to 1480 — the Norman & medieval period. It was designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin.
Who designed St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere?
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere was designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin, in the English Gothic architecture style.
Is St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere a listed building?
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.