St Matthew’s Church, Burnley
St Matthew's Church is in St Matthew's Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The original church was built between 1876 and 1879, and was designed by William Waddington and Sons.Photo: Trappedinburnley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Church of St Matthew the Apostle, Burnley” and “St Matthew The Apostle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Turf Moor and Burnley Manchester Road railway station.
Turf Moor
Stadium
Photo: Adam Haworth, CC BY 2.0.
Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football. Turf Moor is situated 1 mile east of St Matthew’s Church, Burnley.
Burnley Manchester Road railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnley Manchester Road is the main railway station in the town of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is situated on the Calder Valley Line 24+1⁄2 miles east of Preston, near to the route's junction with the East Lancashire Line. Burnley Manchester Road railway station is situated 1,200 feet northeast of St Matthew’s Church, Burnley.
Burnley Barracks railway station
Railway station
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnley Barracks railway station is in the town of Burnley, England, on the East Lancashire Line 1⁄2-mile west of Burnley Central railway station. Following the singling of the track in December 1986, Burnley Barracks has one platform in use, with only a basic shelter in place, and no other buildings on the platform. Burnley Barracks railway station is situated 2,700 feet north of St Matthew’s Church, Burnley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnley and Brierfield.
Burnley
Burnley is a town in Lancashire, 30 miles north of Manchester. It's an industrial town, but it's proud of its many parks that have been awarded the Green Flag for excellence, and of Burnley Forest — great places for walking or cycling.
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. Brierfield is situated 3 miles north of St Matthew’s Church, Burnley.
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 northwest of St Matthew’s Church, Burnley.
St Matthew’s Church, Burnley
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.78386° or 53° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.25454° or 2° 15′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5VQPMW+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 844593650OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594691
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