St Saviour's Church, Aughton facts for kids
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St Saviour's Church, Aughton, from the east
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| Coordinates: 54°06′09″N 2°41′21″W / 54.1025°N 2.6892°W | |
| 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 |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Susan Seed |
| Priest(s) | Helen Leathard |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Martin Wakelin, |
| Organist(s) | Francis Roe |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mitzi Hayhurst, Hilary Carr |
| Parish administrator | Sandi Haythornthwaite |
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 2018),2018 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.
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