St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village

St John the Evangelist's Church is an church in the Preston Village area of , in the English city of . The Grade II listed building, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, was started in 1901 but did not take its present form for another quarter of a century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “St John the Evangelist Church”, “St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village, Brighton”, and “St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston, Brighton”
  • Address: Brighton, BN1 6RA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Preston Manor and Preston Park railway station.

Public building
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is the former manor house of the ancient village of Preston, now part of the coastal city of , England. The present building dates mostly from 1738, when Lord of the manor Thomas Western rebuilt the original 13th-century structure, and 1905 when Charles Stanley Peach's renovation and enlargement gave the house its current appearance. is situated 730 feet south of St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village.

Railway station
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is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving Preston Village and the northern suburban areas of the city of , East Sussex. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village.

Church
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St Peter's Church is a former church in the Preston Village area of , in the city of . The 13th-century building, standing on the site of two older churches, was restored in the late 19th century and again after a serious fire in 1906. is situated 850 feet southeast of St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Prestonville.

Village
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or Village is a suburb of , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of the town in 1928.

Suburb
is a largely residential area in the northwest of , part of the English city of . It covers a long, narrow and steeply sloping ridge of land between the Brighton Main Line and Dyke Road, two major transport corridors which run north-northwestwards from the centre of Brighton.

Locality
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is a district surrounding a major road junction of the same name in , in the city of , England. It is located on high ground just northwest of , south of the area, and approximately ¾ mile north of the seafront.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village

Latitude
50.84443° or 50° 50′ 40″ north
Longitude
-0.1509° or 0° 9′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C2XRRVX+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160607852
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q7593791
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In Other Languages

“St John the Evangelist’s Church, Preston Village” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا الانجيلى”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Knoyle Hall and Preston Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Crowhurst Hall and Preston Park Osteopathy.

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