St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The parish was founded in 1830, and construction of the present church began in 1925; it was completed in 1927.Photo: Mdbeckwith, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Roman Catholic Church Of St John The Baptist”, “St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Rochdale”, “St John the Baptist, Rochdale”, and “St. John the Baptist”
- Address: Dowling Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rochdale railway station and Rochdale Town Hall.
Rochdale railway station
Railway station
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rochdale railway station is a multi-modal transport hub in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a Northern-operated heavy rail station on the Caldervale Line, and an adjoining light rail stop on Metrolink's Oldham and Rochdale Line. Rochdale railway station is situated 530 feet southeast of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.
Rochdale Town Hall
Town hall
Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Rochdale Town Hall is situated 1,800 feet northwest of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.
Touchstones Rochdale
Museum
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Touchstones Rochdale is situated 2,100 feet northwest of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rochdale and Belfield.
Rochdale
Photo: G-13114, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester in the North West of England. Its Victorian era town hall is widely recognized as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country.
Belfield
Suburb
Belfield is an area within Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Beal and River Roch, 1.3 miles east-northeast of Rochdale's town centre.
Milnrow
Town
Photo: Andrewlee1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milnrow is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with Rochdale. Milnrow is situated 2 miles east of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rochdale, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.6113° or 53° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.15495° or 2° 9′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5VJR6W+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 404721756OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q23018800
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