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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Wrightington, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6169 / 53°37'0"N

Longitude: -2.7174 / 2°43'2"W

OS Eastings: 352638

OS Northings: 413615

OS Grid: SD526136

Mapcode National: GBR 9VGM.H5

Mapcode Global: WH86D.7C71

Plus Code: 9C5VJ78M+Q2

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 19 August 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1073009

English Heritage Legacy ID: 357871

ID on this website: 101073009

Location: St James's Church, Wrightington Bar, West Lancashire, WN6

County: Lancashire

District: West Lancashire

Civil Parish: Wrightington

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Wrightington with Heskin St James the Great

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


WRIGHTINGTON CHURCH LANE
SD 51 SW
5/95 Church of St James
-
II

Church. 1857 by E.G. Paley. Snecked sandstone rubble with slate roof.
Comprises a nave, south aisle and porch, and lower chancel. West wall has
wheel window and gabled bellcote. North wall of nave of 4 bays which have
paired lancets and are separated by buttresses. South aisle has 3 bays to
east of porch with similar windows. Outer porch doorway is chamfered in 2
orders. Chancel has 2 lancet windows to south and triple stepped lancets
at east. Interior: 4-bay arcade of pointed arches chamfered in 2 orders
springing from alternate round and octagonal piers. Open timber roof.


Listing NGR: SD5263813615

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