St Matthew’s Church

St Matthew's Church, is in New Hall Lane, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in United Kingdom
Also known as: “St Matthew’s Church, Preston”
Address: Preston, PR1 5XA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Joseph’s Church and Deepdale.

St Joseph’s Church

Church

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St Joseph's Church is in Skeffington Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Lancaster. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. St Joseph’s Church is situated 900 feet northwest of St Matthew’s Church.

Deepdale

Stadium

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Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested. Deepdale is situated 4,100 feet northwest of St Matthew’s Church.

Museum of Lancashire

Museum

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The Museum of Lancashire is a museum with several historic collections in Preston in Lancashire, England. The museum, which is based in the old Sessions House, is a Grade II listed building. Museum of Lancashire is situated 2,700 feet west of St Matthew’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Penwortham.

Preston

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Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.

Penwortham

Town

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Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here. Penwortham is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Matthew’s Church.

Howick Cross

Neighborhood

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. Howick Cross is situated 3½ miles southwest of St Matthew’s Church.

St Matthew’s Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.76358° or 53° 45′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.67599° or 2° 40′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C5VQ87F+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 465597598

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7594700

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