St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale

St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in , Greater Manchester, England. The parish was founded in 1830, and construction of the present church began in 1925; it was completed in 1927.
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  • 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.

Railway station
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is a multi-modal transport hub in , , 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. is situated 530 feet southeast of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.

Town hall
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is a Victorian-era municipal building in , , 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. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.

Museum
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is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in , Greater Manchester, England. is situated 2,100 feet northwest of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochdale and Belfield.

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is a town in in northwest England, 12 miles north of Manchester city centre. In 2021 it had a population of 111,000, with a similar number in the nearby small towns of Middleton, Milnrow, Wardle, Littleborough and Heywood that together comprise Metropolitan Borough.

Suburb
is an area within , in , England. It lies at the confluence of the River Beal and , 1.3 miles east-northeast of Rochdale's town centre.

Town
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is a town within the , in , England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with . is situated 2 miles east of St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale.

St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale

Latitude
53.6113° or 53° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.15495° or 2° 9′ 18″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 404721756
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q23018800
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