| St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme | |
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 St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme, from the southwest | |
  St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme Location in the City of Lancaster district | |
| 54°08′26″N 2°37′50″W / 54.1406°N 2.6305°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 589,718 |
| Location | Arkholme, Lancaster, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St John the Baptist, Arkholme |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 4 December 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Austin and Paley (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | c. 1450 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Deanery | Tunstall |
| Parish | Arkholme |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Michael Hampson |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Dr J. F. R. McIlveen |
| Churchwarden(s) | David Smith, Michael Blacow |
| Parish administrator | Mrs B. Smith |
St John the Baptist's Church, is in the village of Arkholme, Lancaster, 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 Margaret, Hornby, St John the Evangelist, Gressingham, and St Michael the Archangel, Whittington-in-Lonsdale.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] It stands at the end of the village street, overlooking the River Lune, within the bailey of a former castle.[3] The former 11th-century motte stands to the northeast of the church.[1]
- ^ a b St John the Baptist, Arkholme, Church of England, retrieved 3 January 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Arkholme-with-Cawood (1071728)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 3 January 2012
- ^ Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 86, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9