St Stephen’s Church, Whelley
St Stephen's Church is in Balcarres Avenue, Whelley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan and West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool.Photo: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: grade II listed church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Stephen”
- Address: Balcarres Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Wigan and St John’s Church, Wigan.
St Mary’s Church, Wigan
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Standishgate area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1818 and is a Grade II* listed building. St Mary’s Church, Wigan is situated 3,100 feet southwest of St Stephen’s Church, Whelley.
St John’s Church, Wigan
Church
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition, so they both were finished in the same year, 1819. St John’s Church, Wigan is situated 3,400 feet southwest of St Stephen’s Church, Whelley.
St Catharine’s Church, Scholes
Church
Photo: S Parish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catharine's Church is in Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool. St Catharine’s Church, Scholes is situated 3,300 feet south of St Stephen’s Church, Whelley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scholes and Wigan.
Scholes
Suburb
Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
St Stephen’s Church, Whelley
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.55539° or 53° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.61602° or 2° 36′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5VH94M+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 567934185OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7595484
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