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Location	Aughton, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Saviour, Aughton
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	E. G. Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1864
Administration
Parish	Halton
Deanery	Tunstall
Archdeaconry	Lancaster
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York

St Saviour's Church is an Anglican parish church to the north of the hamlet of Aughton, Lancashire, England.

Ecclesiastical organisation

The church is within the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Wilfrid, Halton and St Luke, Slyne-with-Hest.

History

The church was built in 1864 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. It cost £590 (equivalent of £40,000 in 2021), and provided seating for 100 people. In 1913–14 the successors in the Lancaster practice, Austin and Paley added a parclose screen.

Architecture

It is a small church with lancet windows, including a triple lancet at the east end. It has a bellcote at the west end, and a south porch.

See also

• List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley
• List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)