St Thomas’ Church, Garstang

St Thomas' Church is a Church of England church in Garstang, a market town in Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: grade II listed church in Garstang, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as: “St Thomas‘ Church, Garstang” and “St Thomas’s”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds and Greenhalgh Castle.

Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds

Church

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

The Church of St Mary and St Michael is in the village of Bonds, to the south of Garstang, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Lancaster. Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds is situated 1,300 feet southeast of St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

Greenhalgh Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang. Greenhalgh Castle is situated 3,200 feet east of St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

Byerworth Bridge (Number 60)

Bridge

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Byerworth Bridge (Number 60) is situated 2,100 feet southeast of St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garstang and Calder Vale.

Garstang

Town

Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England. It lies equidistant between the cities of Lancaster to the north and Preston to the south, both are 10 miles away.

Calder Vale

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Vale is an English village, located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. It lies on the River Calder in a deep valley with only a single cul-de-sac providing vehicular access. Calder Vale is situated 2½ miles east of St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

Oakenclough

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. Oakenclough is situated 3½ miles northeast of St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

St Thomas’ Church, Garstang

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

53.89911° or 53° 53′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.77629° or 2° 46′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C5VV6XF+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 174897868

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7595530

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