St Michael and All Angels Church, Altcar

St Michael and All Angels Church, Altcar
Church from the southwest
St Michael and All Angels Church, Altcar Location in West Lancashire
53°33′03″N 3°01′42″W / 53.5509°N 3.0283°W / 53.5509; -3.0283
OS grid reference	SD 320,065
Location	Great Altcar, West Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Central
History
Status	Parish church
Founder(s)	William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton
Dedication	St Michael and All Angels
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	11 October 1968
Architect(s)	John Douglas
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1878
Completed	1879
Specifications
Materials	Timber framed, red tile roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Liverpool
Archdeaconry	Liverpool
Deanery	Sefton North
Parish	Altcar

St Michael and All Angels Church stands to the west of the village of Great Altcar, West Lancashire, England. The church is timber-framed and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the deanery of Sefton. Its benefice is combined with that of Holy Trinity, Formby. In the Buildings of England series it is described as "an utterly charming church".^[2]