Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde
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The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic church in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. The current church replaced an earlier chapel which lies a few metres to the north-east. The former chapel, with its attached presbytery, has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.
Quick Facts St John's Church, OS grid reference ...
St John's Church | |
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Church of St John the Evangelist | |
53.8523°N 2.9849°W / 53.8523; -2.9849 | |
OS grid reference | SD 3530940017 |
Location | Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | John the Evangelist |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Administration | |
Province | Liverpool |
Diocese | Lancaster |
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Completed in 1813, St John's was the first Roman Catholic chapel to be built in Poulton-le-Fylde, a parish which had remained sympathetic to Catholicism after the Reformation.[1] The box-shaped rendered brick building, with slate roofs, was replaced by a larger church in 1912.