St John the Baptist's Church, Preston

Name: St John the Baptist's Church
Address: Preston, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1772 862330

#31 among attractions in Preston

Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture

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St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Martin, Fulwood, and St Peter, Fulwood. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. ()

Completed: 1906 (118 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revival, English gothicCoordinates: 53°48'13"N, 2°43'0"W

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Preston United Kingdom

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St John the Baptist's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Plough at Eaves, Covered Market, Deepdale, Preston Guild Hall.

2.9 miNW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Plough at Eaves, Preston
75 min walk • The Plough at Eaves is a public house on Eaves Lane in Eaves, Lancashire, a hamlet of Woodplumpton. It is owned by Thwaites Brewery. Dating to 1625, when it was a free house, it is believed to be the oldest pub in Lancashire. At one time the pub was named the Plough at Cuddy Hill, or the Cuddy Pub.
3.1 miS
Market, Shopping, Flea market
Covered Market, Preston
78 min walk • The Covered Market in Earl Street, Preston, Lancashire, England is a Grade II listed landmark structure built 1870-75. After three aborted attempts to start the project in the early 1800s, and a serious construction accident in 1870 that set back progress, the covered market was finished in 1875.
2.4 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Deepdale, Preston
63 min walk • Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End. Deepdale is "widely recognised as being the oldest 'continuously used' football stadium in the world, though this is contested".
3.1 miS
Convention center, Theater, Concerts and shows
Preston Guild Hall, Preston
80 min walk • Preston Guild Hall is an entertainment venue in Preston, Lancashire, England.
2.3 miNE
Church
Goosnargh Village Hall, Goosnargh
60 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in Goosnargh, a village north of Preston in Lancashire, England. The church dates from the Middle Ages; it was enlarged in the 16th century and restored twice in the 19th century.
2.4 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston
62 min walk • English Martyrs Church or its full name The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Preston, Lancashire. It was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and is under the administration of the Diocese of Lancaster.
2.6 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Thomas' Church, Preston
67 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. It has historically been an Anglican parish church, and now used by City Church Preston, an AOG GB church.
1.9 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Christ Church, Preston
49 min walk • Christ Church is in Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
2.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Lancashire Infantry Museum, Preston
54 min walk • The Lancashire Infantry Museum, formerly known as the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum, is located at Fulwood Barracks in Preston, Lancashire, England.
2.5 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Romanesque architecture
St Andrew's Church, Preston
65 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in Blackpool Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
1.8 miW
Church
St Anne
47 min walk • St Anne's is a church in the village of Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, and the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the deanery of Garstang. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.