St John the Baptist Church, Buxton
St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Buxton, Derbyshire.Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Photo: Briangeorge1945, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist” and “Parish Church of St John the Baptist”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buxton Opera House and Buxton Town Hall.
Buxton Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house. It hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.
Buxton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buxton Town Hall was opened in 1889 on the Market Place in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It lies in the town's central Conservation Area overlooking The Slopes. It is a Grade-II-listed building. Buxton Town Hall is situated 970 feet southeast of St John the Baptist Church, Buxton.
The Slopes
Park
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slopes is a Grade-II-listed public park in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The area was laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as pleasure grounds for the guests of The Crescent hotel to promenade. The Slopes is situated 770 feet southeast of St John the Baptist Church, Buxton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.
Buxton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.
Burbage
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.
Harpur Hill
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church. Harpur Hill is situated 1½ miles south of St John the Baptist Church, Buxton.
St John the Baptist Church, Buxton
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.25893° or 53° 15′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.9172° or 1° 55′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5W735M+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 148073687OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17546257
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