St Michael's Church, Whittington

St Michael's Church, Whittington
St Michael's Church, Whittington, from the south
St Michael's Church, Whittington is located in the City of Lancaster district
St Michael's Church, Whittington
St Michael's Church, Whittington
Location in the City of Lancaster district
54°10′51″N 2°36′54″W / 54.1808°N 2.6149°W / 54.1808; -2.6149
OS grid referenceSD 600,763
LocationWhittington, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Michael, Whittington
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Michael the Archangel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated4 October 1967
Architect(s)Paley and Austin
(1875 rebuilding)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Completed1875
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryTunstall
ParishWhittington
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Iain H. Rennie
Laity
Reader(s)Robin McIlveen
Churchwarden(s)Christopher Tomkins, Anne Pettifor
Parish administratorLisa Tamlin

St Michael's Church is located in the settlement of Whittington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St John the Evangelist, Gressingham, St Margaret, Hornby, and St John the Baptist, Arkholme.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]

  1. ^ St Michael the Archangel, Whittington-in-Lonsdale, Church of England, retrieved 29 August 2011
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Whittington (1071615)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 August 2011