St John the Baptist's Church, Tunstall

St John the Baptist Church, Tunstall
St John the Baptist Church, Tunstall, from the southwest
St John the Baptist Church, Tunstall Location in the City of Lancaster district
54°09′35″N 2°35′32″W / 54.1597°N 2.5923°W / 54.1597; -2.5923
OS grid reference	SD 614,739
Location	Tunstall, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St John the Baptist, Tunstall
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	John the Baptist
Associated people	Sir Thomas Tunstal Brontë sisters
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	4 October 1967
Architect(s)	Austin and Paley (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Sandstone rubble, slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Blackburn
Archdeaconry	Lancaster
Deanery	Tunstall
Parish	Tunstall, St John the Baptist, Melling, St Wilfrid, and Leck, St Peter
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Revd Mark Cannon

St John the Baptist Church is located to the northeast of the village of Tunstall, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the united benefice of East Lonsdale, in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. The benefice of East Lonsdale combines this church with St Peter, Leck, St Wilfrid, Melling, St James the Less, Tatham, The Good Shepherd, Lowgill, and Holy Trinity, Wray.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.^[2] Services are usually at 11:00 on 2nd & 4th Sundays, in rota with the sister church at Leck.