Where is St Thomas' Church, Parkgate?

St Thomas' Church, Parkgate is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH64 6SL), in the parish of Neston.

How do I get to St Thomas' Church, Parkgate?

The nearest railway station is Neston, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH64 6SL.

Is St Thomas' Church, Parkgate a listed building?

St Thomas' Church, Parkgate is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.

Is St Thomas' Church, Parkgate a protected site?

Yes — St Thomas' Church, Parkgate is part of the Dee Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The Dee Estuary Ramsar wetland.

Is St Thomas' Church, Parkgate free to visit?

Yes, St Thomas' Church, Parkgate is free to enter.

How do I get to St Thomas' Church, Parkgate?

The nearest railway station is Neston, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH64 6SL.

Historic churches · North Wales

St Thomas' Church, Parkgate

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St Thomas' Church, Parkgate — grade II listed church in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Neston · 1.4 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

St Thomas' Church in Parkgate is located at postcode CH64 6SL, and the nearest railway station is Neston, which is 1.4 km away. Entry to the church is free.

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St Thomas' Church, Parkgate is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1843. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.2962°, -3.0832°.

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Heritage listing

St Thomas' Church is in School Lane, Parkgate, Cheshire, England. It is an Anglican chapel of ease in the parish of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, the deanery of Wirral South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Because of its earlier associations with the fishing community, it has been called the "Fisherman's Church".

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dee Estuary SSSI
Ramsar wetland: The Dee Estuary

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

St Thomas' was built in 1843 as a Congregational chapel. In 1858 it was sold to the Presbyterian church, but the congregation soon moved to a different building leaving St Thomas' empty. The Church of England leased it in 1910, and bought it in 1917, when it became a chapel of ease to the parish church in Neston. By 1994 there were concerns about the stability of the building, it was closed in July of that year, and demolition seemed likely. The church was listed at Grade II the following year.

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Coordinates: 53.2962, -3.0832
District: Cheshire West and Chester
Parish: Neston
Postcode: CH64 6SL
Parliamentary constituency: Chester North and Neston
Established: 1843
Nearest railway station: Neston — 1.4 km
Official site: stthomasparkgate.wordpress.com

Sources

wikidata: Q7595535 (CC0)
wikipedia: St Thomas' Church, Parkgate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: St Thomass Church, Parkgate - geograph.org.uk - 132200.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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