St James’ Church, Birkenhead
St James' Church stands on an island site in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
- Also known as: “St James” and “St James‘ Church, Birkenhead”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birkenhead North railway station and HMS Bronington.
Birkenhead North railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Birkenhead North railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD, situated just to the west of the station, is the main traction maintenance depot for the Merseyrail fleet. Birkenhead North railway station is situated 1,100 feet north of St James’ Church, Birkenhead.
HMS Bronington
Disaster remains
Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMS Bronington is a former Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, named HMS Humber between 1954 and 1958. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of the last of the wooden-hulled naval vessels. HMS Bronington is situated 2,800 feet east of St James’ Church, Birkenhead.
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
College
Birkenhead Sixth Form College specialises in A Level & BTEC education and is rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. In February 2018, TES FE Awards named the College UK 'Sixth Form College of the Year'. Birkenhead Sixth Form College is situated 2,700 feet south of St James’ Church, Birkenhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bidston Hill and Poulton.
Bidston Hill
Village
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bidston Hill is 100 acres of heathland and woodland containing historic buildings and ancient rock carvings, on the Wirral Peninsula, near the Birkenhead suburb of Bidston, in Merseyside, England.
Poulton
Suburb
Poulton is an area of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula and bordered by Liscard to the north, Egremont to the north east and Seacombe to the east.
Claughton
Suburb
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claughton is a village and suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is situated approximately 3 km to the west of Birkenhead town centre, adjacent to Birkenhead Park.
St James’ Church, Birkenhead
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wirral, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40186° or 53° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.05897° or 3° 3′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5RCW2R+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 255433173OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q15979367
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In Other Languages
“St James’ Church, Birkenhead” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جيمس”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St James Library and Church of God.
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