Church of St Walburge, Preston

St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in , 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Preston, UK
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Walburge, Preston”, “St Walburge’s”, and “St Walburge’s Church, Preston”
  • Address: Weston Street, Preston, PR2 2QE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mark’s Church, Preston and St Peter’s Church.

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, , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. is situated 850 feet west of Church of St Walburge, Preston.

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, , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. is situated 1,500 feet east of Church of St Walburge, Preston.

Railway station
Photo: Miss Saff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
serves the city of , in , England. It is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line, which lies approximately half-way between London Euston and . is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Church of St Walburge, Preston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Penwortham.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the county of in , 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.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , , , on the south bank of the facing the city of . The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here.

Neighborhood
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is a landmark and small hamlet in , , , England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. is situated 2 miles southwest of Church of St Walburge, Preston.

Church of St Walburge, Preston

Latitude
53.76304° or 53° 45′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.715° or 2° 42′ 54″ west
Inception
1850
Operator
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Open location code
9C5VQ77M+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 186944490
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q5117344
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Church of St Walburge, Preston” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Valburqa kilsəsi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس والبورج”
  • French: “église Sainte-Walburge de Preston”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Walburge de Preston”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Вальбурги (Престон)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Вальбурги”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Walburge’s Church Hall and Pedder Street Bridge.

Nearby Places

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