St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft

St. Margaret's Church
St. Margaret's Church, Lowestoft
St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft (July 2008)
Map showing location of St Margaret's Church within Suffolk
Map showing location of St Margaret's Church within Suffolk
St. Margaret's Church
Location in Suffolk
52°29′11″N 1°44′31″E / 52.4864°N 1.7420°E / 52.4864; 1.7420
LocationLowestoft, Suffolk
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.stmargaretslowestoft.co.uk
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated13 December 1949
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseNorwich
ArchdeaconryNorfolk
DeaneryLothingland
ParishLowestoft St Margaret[1]
Clergy
RectorRevd. Canon Simon Stokes
Assistant priest(s)Revd. Geoff Wilson
Laity
Reader(s)Miss Gerda Buckley
Organist(s)Jonathan Williams
Churchwarden(s)Pam Shaw, Roy Stebbings

Saint Margaret's Church is the ancient parish church of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch[1] and is notable for its large illuminated blue spire which can be seen across the town. The church is located on a hilltop on the north-western edge of the town centre and was used as a navigation landmark.[2]

The church is within the deanery of Lothingland and archdeaconry of Norfolk. It falls within the Diocese of Norwich which extends into north Suffolk.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Lowestoft St Margaret, The Church of England. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference suffchurch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).