St Peter's Church, Heversham

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church from the south
St Peter's Church is located in the former South Lakeland district
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Location in South Lakeland
St Peter's Church is located in Cumbria
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Location in Cumbria
54°14′37″N 2°46′29″W / 54.24373°N 2.77484°W / 54.24373; -2.77484
OS grid referenceSD 496,834
LocationHeversham, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Peter, Heversham
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated12 February 1962
Architect(s)Paley and Austin (restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Perpendicular,
Gothic Revival
Completed1868
Specifications
MaterialsLimestone and sandstone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseCarlisle
ArchdeaconryWestmorland and Furness
DeaneryKendal
ParishHeversham
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Susan Elizabeth Wilson

St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]

The parish was formerly much larger than now, and the church stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in the historic county of Westmorland.[2] Its benefice is united with that of St Thomas, Milnthorpe.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Heversham (1086557)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2012
  2. ^ Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 406–407, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
  3. ^ St Peter, Heversham, Church of England, retrieved 15 July 2011