| St John the Baptist Church, Burscough | |
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 St John the Baptist Church, Burscough, from the northwest | |
  St John the Baptist Church, Burscough Location in West Lancashire | |
| 53°36′16″N 2°50′25″W / 53.6045°N 2.8403°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 445 123 |
| Location | Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St John the Baptist |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 11 August 1972 |
| Architect(s) | Daniel Stewart William Waddington and Sons |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1829 |
| Completed | c. 1932 |
| Construction cost | £3,440 (£400,000 in 2023) |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Archdeaconry | Warrington |
| Deanery | Ormskirk |
| Parish | St John, Burscough Bridge |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Elliott Ireton |
| Curate(s) | Revd Dave Emmett |
| Minister(s) | Revd Brian Abraham |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Christine Donnelly, Diane Taylor-Harrison |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jeannie Holman, Steven Baxter |
| Music group(s) | Peter Short |
St John the Baptist Church is in Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice has been united with those of St Andrew, Burscough Bridge, St Cyprian, Burscough Bridge, and Oaks, Burscough Bridge.[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]
- ^ St John, Burscough Bridge, Church of England, retrieved 11 January 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John, Burscough (1220393)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 January 2012
- ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 334, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4