Christ Church
Christ Church is a church and local ecumenical partnership in Nelson, Lancashire, England. It is situated on Carr Road in the town centre. The building has been shared by the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Roman Catholic Church since 2004 – a rare example of an ecumenical union between Methodists and Roman Catholics.Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic and Methodist
- Description: joint Catholic/Methodist church building in Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Christ Church, Nelson”
- Address: Carr Road, Nelson
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nelson railway station and St Mary’s Church, Nelson.
Nelson railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire, England; it is situated on the East Lancashire Line, 2 miles away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides its passenger service. Nelson railway station is situated 880 feet southeast of Christ Church.
St Mary’s Church, Nelson
Church
Photo: RailwayJG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary's Church is on Manchester Road in Nelson, Pendle, Lancashire. It is a redundant Anglican parish church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. St Mary’s Church, Nelson is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Christ Church.
Lomeshaye Junior School
School
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lomeshaye Junior School is situated 1,200 feet west of Christ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brierfield and Colne.
Brierfield
Town
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north east of Burnley, 1 mile south west of Nelson, and 1 mile north east of Reedley.
Colne
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston. Colne is situated 2½ miles northeast of Christ Church.
Higham
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, south of Pendle Hill. The civil parish is named Higham with West Close Booth. The village is 2 miles north-east of Padiham and about 4 miles south-west of Nelson along the A6068 road. Higham is situated 3½ miles west of Christ Church.
Christ Church
- Categories: Local ecumenical partnership, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nelson, Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.83679° or 53° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.21637° or 2° 12′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C5VRQPM+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 775685341OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistWikidata ID
Q105393708
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