St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling | |
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53°55′49″N 2°54′39″W / 53.9303°N 2.9107°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 402,486 |
Location | Pilling, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St John the Baptist, Pilling |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | John the Baptist |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 17 April 1967 |
Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1886 |
Completed | 1887 |
Construction cost | £7,000 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Garstang |
Parish | Stalmine, St James |
St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Pilling, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster 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] Its benefice is combined with those of St James, Stalmine, and St Mark, Eagland Hill.[1] It is described as "a fine example of the late Gothic Revival church with much originality in detail".[2]