St Peter's Church, Bolton

St Peter's Church
The Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton-le-Moors
St Peter's Church
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53°34′44″N 2°25′23″W / 53.579°N 2.423°W / 53.579; -2.423
LocationBolton
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipCentral churchmanship
Websiteboltonparishchurch.co.uk
History
StatusParish Church
FoundedAnglo-Saxon origin
DedicationSaint Peter
Consecrated29 June 1871
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated26 April 1974
Architect(s)Edward Paley
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1871
Construction cost£45,000
Specifications
Length156 feet (48 m)
Width67 feet (20 m)
HeightRoof 82 feet (25 m)
Tower 180 feet (55 m)
MaterialsLongridge stone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseManchester
ArchdeaconryBolton
DeaneryBolton
ParishBolton-le-Moors
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Ian Hepburn (Lecturer)
Assistant priest(s)Revd Canon Professor Kenneth Newport
Laity
Director of musicPhilip O'Connor
Organist(s)Philip O'Connor

St Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, commonly known as Bolton Parish Church, is a Church of England parish church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is an example of the Gothic Revival style. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated in 1974.[1] St Peter's is an active parish church in the Diocese of Manchester and is part of the Bolton deanery and Bolton archdeaconry.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton (1387979)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2012
  2. ^ "Bolton Archdeanery", Manchester Diocese, retrieved 13 September 2010