St James the Great Church, Wrightington | |
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53°37′01″N 2°43′03″W / 53.6169°N 2.7175°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 526,136 |
Location | Wrightington, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St James the Great |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint James |
Consecrated | 1857 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 19 August 1988 |
Architect(s) | E. G. Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1857 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone rubble, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
Deanery | Chorley |
Parish | Wrightington |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Polly Mason |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Anne Sharples |
Parish administrator | Mrs S. Crawford |
St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
The Church's community also runs a theatre group, known as 'The St James Players', for people of all age to participate in, and performs an annual play or pantomime in the theatre building directly across from the Church itself.