St Matthew’s Church, Wigan
St Matthew's Church is in Billinge Road, Highfield, Pemberton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan & West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Matthew’s C of E” and “St Matthew’s Church, Highfield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pemberton railway station and St John the Divine’s Church, Pemberton.
Pemberton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton railway station serves the Pemberton area of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate. The station was opened on 20 November 1848 by the Liverpool and Bury Railway. Pemberton railway station is situated 800 feet northeast of St Matthew’s Church, Wigan.
St John the Divine’s Church, Pemberton
Church
Photo: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John the Divine's Church is in Church Street, Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, 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 John the Divine’s Church, Pemberton is situated 3,600 feet northwest of St Matthew’s Church, Wigan.
St John’s CofE Primary School
School
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John’s CofE Primary School is situated 4,000 feet northwest of St Matthew’s Church, Wigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pemberton and Winstanley.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census.
Winstanley
Suburb
Photo: Andy Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264.
Worsley Mesnes
Suburb
Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974.
St Matthew’s Church, Wigan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.52924° or 53° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.67248° or 2° 40′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C5VG8HH+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 841510368OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594706
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