Historic churches · North West England
St Peter's Church, Fleetwood
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St Peter's Church, Fleetwood — grade II listed church in Fleetwood, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde · 8.5 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Peter's Church in Fleetwood is located at postcode FY7 6DX. The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, which is 8.5 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
St Peter's Church, Fleetwood is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Designed by Decimus Burton. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Fleetwood, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9239°, -3.0094°.
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Heritage listing
St Peter's Church is in the seaside town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde coast. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It was completed in 1841, to a design by Decimus Burton. Burton had been employed by Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood in 1836 to lay out the new planned town of Fleetwood. It is protected as a Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wyre Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's Church is in the seaside town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde coast. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It was completed in 1841, to a design by Decimus Burton. Burton had been employed by Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood in 1836 to lay out the new planned town of Fleetwood. It is protected as a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
Fleetwood is a 19th-century planned town, the creation of local landowner and Preston MP, Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood. In 1836, he employed Decimus Burton to lay out the new town. The new parish church was one of the buildings Burton designed. It was built in 1839–41 (Hesketh-Fleetwood laid the foundation stone) and consecrated in 1841.
Architecture
St Peter's stands on a raised piece of land in the town centre. Surrounded by an iron palisade, it is constructed of grey rock-faced stone with red sandstone ashlar dressings. The side walls and the tower have lancet windows. The nave is aisleless. Of the church's design, architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner commented "It could be by anybody." The church has space for 400 people; originally 200 more could be accommodated in the galleries to the north and south; these were removed in 1960.
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- Coordinates
- 53.9239, -3.0094
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Parish
- Fleetwood
- Postcode
- FY7 6DX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde — 8.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595243 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Fleetwood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fleetwood - Mar 2008 - St Peter's Parish Church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Church, Fleetwood?
- St Peter's Church, Fleetwood is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode FY7 6DX), in the parish of Fleetwood.
- What is St Peter's Church, Fleetwood?
- St Peter's Church, Fleetwood — grade II listed church in Fleetwood, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK.
- How do I get to St Peter's Church, Fleetwood?
- The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, about 8.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode FY7 6DX.
- Is St Peter's Church, Fleetwood a listed building?
- St Peter's Church, Fleetwood is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Peter's Church, Fleetwood a protected site?
- Yes — St Peter's Church, Fleetwood is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is St Peter's Church, Fleetwood free to visit?
- Yes, St Peter's Church, Fleetwood is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Peter's Church, Fleetwood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FY7 6DX. It sits within the Blackpool North and Fleetwood parliamentary constituency.