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St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne

St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne — grade II listed church in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne

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St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1824. Designed by Francis Goodwin. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4840°, -2.1058°.

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St Peter's Church is in Manchester Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ashton-under-Lyne, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester. With four other local churches, it is part of the Parish of the Good Shepherd, Ashton-under-Lyne. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is a Commissioners' Church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission. The authors of the Buildings of England series consider it to be a "large and ambitious" church. In the National Heritage List for England it is described as a "particularly imposing and elaborate example of a Commissioners' Church".

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Coordinates
53.4840, -2.1058
District
Tameside
Parish
Tameside, unparished area
Postcode
OL7 0BA
Parliamentary constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
Established
1824

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne?
St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4840°, -2.1058°.
When was St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne built?
St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne dates to 1824 — the Georgian period. It was designed by Francis Goodwin.
Who designed St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne?
St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne was designed by Francis Goodwin, in the Gothic Revival style.
Is St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne a listed building?
St Peter's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.