St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton

St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton
St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton, from the south
St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton is located in the Borough of Chorley
St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton
St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton
Location in the Borough of Chorley
53°40′40″N 2°47′42″W / 53.6777°N 2.7951°W / 53.6777; -2.7951
OS grid referenceSD 476,204
LocationBretherton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Baptist, Bretherton
History
StatusParish church
Founded1839
DedicationSt John the Baptist
ConsecratedJuly 1840
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated30 January 1987
Architect(s)Edmund Sharpe
Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1839
Completed1909
Construction cost£1,058 (£120,000 in 2023)
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryBlackburn
DeaneryChorley
ParishBretherton
Clergy
RectorRevd D. J. Reynolds
Laity
Reader(s)Miss J. Maggs, Stanley Hazlewood
Organist(s)Mrs Lesley Moulton
Churchwarden(s)John Hart, Sheila Williams

St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Bretherton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Michael and All Angels, Croston.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

  1. ^ St John the Baptist, Bretherton, Church of England, retrieved 27 July 2011
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Bretherton (1362115)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2012
  3. ^ Brandwood et al. (2012), p. 211