Church of St George the Martyr, Preston

Church of St George the Martyr, Preston
Church of St George the Martyr, Preston Location in Preston
53°45′33″N 2°42′09″W / 53.7593°N 2.7026°W / 53.7593; -2.7026
OS grid reference	SD 538,294
Location	George's Road, Preston, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Traditional Catholic
Website	St George the Martyr, Preston
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint George
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	27 September 1979
Architect(s)	Edmund Sharpe (chancel)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Romanesque
Groundbreaking	1725
Completed	1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone ashlar Slate roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Blackburn
Archdeaconry	Lancaster
Deanery	Preston
Parish	Preston St John and St George the Martyr
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Fr David Craven SSC
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Sue Taylor, Audrey Packer

The Church of St George the Martyr is in George's Road, off Lune St, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St John, Preston.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[2]