St Luke's Church, Farnworth | |
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53°23′04″N 2°43′38″W / 53.3844°N 2.7273°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 516,877 |
Location | Farnworth, Widnes, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Saint Luke, Farnworth |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Luke |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 30 May 1963 |
Architect(s) | Paley, Austin and Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | Red sandstone, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Liverpool |
Archdeaconry | Warrington |
Deanery | Widnes |
Parish | Farnworth |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Team Rector = Revd Robert Lyon Pearson |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Susan Smither, Clare Liptrott |
Churchwarden(s) | Barry Ingram, George Telfer, Patricia Johnson, Barry Horabin |
Parish administrator | Lesley Howell |
St Luke's Church, Farnworth, Widnes, is a church in Farnworth, which was once a separate village but is now part of the town of Widnes, Cheshire, England. The church dates back to the 12th century and contains several items of historical interest, particularly hatchments and memorials. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Widnes.[2]