St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston

Saint Wilfrid's Church is a Roman Catholic church run by the Society of Jesus, in the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1793 and is situated between Fishergate and Winckley Square on Chapel Street.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in Preston, UK
Also known as: “St. Wilfred’s”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Preston Railway Station and Winckley Square.

Preston Railway Station

Railway station

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Preston railway station serves the city of Preston, in Lancashire, England. It is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line, which lies approximately half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central. Preston Railway Station is situated 1,200 feet southwest of St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston.

Winckley Square

Park

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Winckley Square is situated near the centre of Preston, Lancashire, England, at the west end of Avenham. The history of Winckley Square has been documented by Marian Roberts. Winckley Square is situated 480 feet southeast of St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston.

Fishergate Shopping Centre

Shopping center

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Fishergate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. It opened in the 1980s as part of a development to revive the western end of Preston's main street, Fishergate. Fishergate Shopping Centre is situated 610 feet southwest of St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston.

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 Wilfrid’s Church, Preston.

St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.75729° or 53° 45′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.70275° or 2° 42′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C5VQ74W+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 159049755

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q15979521

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