St Walburge Roman Catholic Church

St Walburge Roman Catholic Church is a church in Preston District, Lancashire, England. St Walburge Roman Catholic Church is situated nearby to Church of St Walburge, Preston, as well as near St Mark’s Church, Preston.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Walburge, Preston and St Mark’s Church, Preston.

Church of St Walburge, Preston

Church

St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Preston, Lancashire, England, northwest of the city centre on Weston Street. The church was built in the mid-19th century to a design by the Gothic Revival architect Joseph Hansom, the designer of the hansom cab, and is famous as having the tallest spire of any parish church in England.

St Mark’s Church, Preston

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mark's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Mark's Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St Mark’s Church, Preston is situated 840 feet west of St Walburge Roman Catholic Church.

St Peter’s Church

Arts center

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Peter's Square, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St Peter’s Church is situated 1,500 feet east of St Walburge Roman Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Penwortham.

Preston

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Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.

Penwortham

Town

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Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here.

Howick Cross

Neighborhood

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. Howick Cross is situated 2 miles southwest of St Walburge Roman Catholic Church.

St Walburge Roman Catholic Church

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.76306° or 53° 45′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.71506° or 2° 42′ 54″ west

Elevation

105 feet (32 metres)

Open location code

9C5VQ77M+6X

GeoNames ID

10277754

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