St Andrew's Church, Penrith
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St Andrew's Church is in the centre of the town of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. The parishes of Penrith (St Andrew's and Christ Church); St John, Newton Reigny and St John the Evangelist, Plumpton Wall are united in a single benefice .[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] At one time St Andrew's had a chapel of ease or mission church in Brougham Street in the Penrith suburb of Castletown called St Saviours and another, All Hallows at the hamlet of Bowscar just to the north of the town.
St Andrew's Church | |
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54.6642°N 2.7512°W / 54.6642; -2.7512 | |
OS grid reference | NY 517 302 |
Location | Penrith, Cumbria |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Andrew |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 24 April 1951 |
Architect(s) | William Etty (?) (body of church) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Georgian |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Carlisle |
Archdeaconry | Carlisle |
Deanery | Penrith |
Parish | Penrith Saint Andrew |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd David Sargent |
Assistant priest(s) | Revd Colin Sands |
Curate(s) | None |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Julie Barrett, Hugh Ellison |
Organist(s) | Colin Marston |
Churchwarden(s) | Margaret Irving, Phillip Lund, Jane Boylan, Bill Maddams |
Parish administrator | Chris Nuttall |