St Stephen's Church, Astley

St Stephen's Church, Astley
The third St Stephen's Church
Map
53°30′04″N 2°27′22″W / 53.501°N 2.456°W / 53.501; -2.456
LocationAstley, Greater Manchester.
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Stephen - Astley
History
Founded1631 (1631)
Consecrated1968
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Specifications
MaterialsBrick

St Stephen's Church is a parish church located in Astley, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican church built in 1968, and it is part of the Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford diocese of Manchester. Along with St George's Church, Tyldesley, and St John's Church, Mosley Common St Stephen's forms part of the united benefice of Astley, Tyldesley and Mosley Common.[1]

The origins of St Stephen's Church date back to Astley Chapel, a chapel of ease of Leigh Parish Church built in 1631 and its successor which was burned in an arson attack in 1961.

  1. ^ St Stephen, Astley, St Stephen's Church, retrieved 23 May 2011