St Silas’ Church, Blackburn
St Silas' Church is in Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Blackburn
- Also known as: “St Silas Church”, “St Silas‘ Church”, and “St Silas‘ Church, Blackburn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corporation Park and Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School.
Corporation Park
Park
Photo: TreveX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities. Corporation Park is situated 2,900 feet northeast of St Silas’ Church, Blackburn.
Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School
School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school for girls in Beardwood, Blackburn, England. It was founded by the charitable trust Tauheedul Islam Faith, Education and Community Trust. Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School is situated 1,900 feet northwest of St Silas’ Church, Blackburn.
Blackburn Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with Saint Paul, is an Anglican cathedral situated in the heart of Blackburn town centre, in Lancashire, England. Blackburn Cathedral is situated 1 mile east of St Silas’ Church, Blackburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackburn and Pleasington.
Blackburn
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire in North West England. The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers.
Pleasington
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pleasington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census. Pleasington is situated 2 miles southwest of St Silas’ Church, Blackburn.
Brownhill
Suburb
Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948. Brownhill is situated 2 miles northeast of St Silas’ Church, Blackburn.
St Silas’ Church, Blackburn
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75164° or 53° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.50729° or 2° 30′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C5VQF2V+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 294428864OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7595462
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Finnish—“St Silas’ Church, Blackburn” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖息拉堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس سيلاس”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Silasin kirkko”
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Highlights include Sacred Heart Church and St Silas’s CofE Primary School.
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