| St Peter's Church, Westleigh | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Westleigh, from the southeast | |
  St Peter's Church, Westleigh Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53°29′54″N 2°32′15″W / 53.4984°N 2.5376°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 644,003 |
| Location | Firs Lane, Westleigh, Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Peter Westleigh |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Consecrated | 1881 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 27 July 1987 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1879 |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Construction cost | £7,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick with sandstone dressings, Slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Salford |
| Deanery | Leigh |
| Parish | St Peter Westleigh |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd J M Cooper |
St Peter's Church is in Firs Lane, Westleigh, a district of Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leigh, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The architectural historians Pollard and Pevsner describe it as "one of their most radical and thrilling churches".[3]
- ^ St Peter, Westleigh, Church of England, retrieved 7 September 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Westleigh (1068481)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 September 2011
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 230.