Church of St George
Church of St George is a church in Wigan, England which is located on Water Street. Church of St George is situated nearby to St John’s Church, Wigan, as well as near Powell Street Bridge.Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of Saint George” and “St George”
- Address: Water Street, Wigan, WN1 1DN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John’s Church, Wigan and St Mary’s Church, Wigan.
St John’s Church, Wigan
Church
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition, so they both were finished in the same year, 1819.
St Mary’s Church, Wigan
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Standishgate area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1818 and is a Grade II* listed building. St Mary’s Church, Wigan is situated 630 feet north of Church of St George.
Royal Arcade
Shopping center
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Royal Arcade is a shopping center, which is situated 680 feet west of Church of St George.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan and Scholes.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.
Scholes
Suburb
Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
Church of St George
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.54862° or 53° 32′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.62803° or 2° 37′ 41″ westInception
1781Open location code
9C5VG9XC+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 199294669OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26664390
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