Church of St James the Less, Tatham | |
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54°07′09″N 2°36′16″W / 54.1191°N 2.6045°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 606694 |
Location | Tatham, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St James the Less, Tatham |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint James the Less |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 4 October 1967 |
Architect(s) | Paley and Austin (restoration) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Norman, Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, stone slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | Province of York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Tunstall |
Parish | Wray |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Phyllis Holt, Norman Dove |
Parish administrator | Sue Marsden |
The Church of St James the Less is in the village of Tatham, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Wilfrid, Melling, St John the Baptist, Tunstall, St Peter, Leck, the Good Shepherd, Lowgill, and Holy Trinity, Wray, to form the benefice of East Lonsdale.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] It stands above the flood plain of the River Wenning.[1]