Christ Church
Christ Church is an active Anglican parish church in Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Christ Church serves the parish of Pennington in the Leigh Deanery and Salford Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Manchester. It is a Grade II listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Pennington, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Christ Church, Pennington”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Progress With Unity Stadium and Pennington Mill Bridge.
The Progress With Unity Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Progress With Unity Stadium, is a multi-use sports, retail and housing development in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. The centrepiece of the development is a 12,000-capacity stadium which is home to professional rugby league team Leigh Leopards, the Manchester United Women's senior team, and Manchester United's men's Under-21 and Academy teams. The Progress With Unity Stadium is situated 1,700 feet west of Christ Church.
Pennington Mill Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennington Mill Bridge is situated 1,100 feet south of Christ Church.
Leigh bus station
Bus station
Photo: ray blow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships. Leigh bus station is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Christ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh and Bedford.
Leigh
Town
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships.
Bedford
Suburb
Bedford is a suburb of Leigh, in the Wigan district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It was one of three ancient townships, Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh, that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh. Historically, Bedford was in Lancashire.
Fowley Common
Village
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowley Common is a village, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Christ Church.
Christ Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.49128° or 53° 29′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.52261° or 2° 31′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C5VFFRG+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 837534251OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5108708
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