St. George's Church | |
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54°06′30″N 3°13′15″W / 54.1084°N 3.2209°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 203,688 |
Location | St George's Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | South Barrow Team Ministry |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founder(s) | Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Devonshire |
Dedication | Saint George |
Associated people | Sir James Ramsden |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 6 May 1976 |
Architect(s) | E. G. Paley, Paley and Austin |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1859 |
Completed | 1883 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Slate with sandstone dressings Slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Carlisle |
Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
Deanery | Barrow |
Parish | St. George with St Luke Barrow-in-Furness |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd. Carl Harding Revd. Aimee Lynch (interim) |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Ted Fenton and Geraldine Southam |
St. George's Church is in St George's Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the oldest active Anglican parish church in the town. The church is in the deanery of Barrow, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Aidan, Newbarns, St Luke, Risedale, and St Perran, Roose, to form the South Barrow Team Ministry.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It stands at the southeast extremity of the town.[3]