St Michael and All Angels' Church, Howe Bridge

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Howe Bridge
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Howe Bridge, from the east
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Howe Bridge Location in Greater Manchester
53°31′03″N 2°30′25″W / 53.5176°N 2.5069°W / 53.5176; -2.5069
OS grid reference	SD 665,025
Location	Leigh Road, Howe Bridge, Atherton, Greater Manchester
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Parish Website
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	7 February 1877
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	31 July 1996
Architect(s)	Paley and Austin, Austin and Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1875
Completed	1877
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone with tiled roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Manchester
Archdeaconry	Salford
Deanery	Leigh
Parish	St Michael and All Angels, Howe Bridge
Laity
Reader(s)	Cath Baines

St Michael and All Angels' Church is in Leigh Road, Howe Bridge, a suburb of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leigh, the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of three local churches, St John the Baptist, St George and St Philip, forming a team ministry entitled the United Benefice of Atherton and Hindsford with Howe Bridge.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[2]