St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale

Name: St John the Baptist Church
Address: Rochdale, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Rochdale

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St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1830, and built in 1927. It is situated on the corner of Maclure Road and Dowling Street, opposite the Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum in the centre of the town. It was built in the Byzantine Revival style and is a Grade II* listed building. ()

Completed: 1927 (97 years ago)Architectural style: Byzantine revivalCoordinates: 53°36'41"N, 2°9'18"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale Cenotaph.

1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
31 min walk • Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.F.L.C. and has a capacity of 10,000.
~1860 ftNW
City hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
9 min walk • Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
0.5 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale
14 min walk • The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. It is located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
0.4 miNW
Memorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
11 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
1 miNW
Park
Falinge Park, Rochdale
25 min walk • Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falinge Hall.
0.4 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale
11 min walk • Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.8 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of Saint Edmund, Rochdale
21 min walk • Saint Edmund's Church is a redundant church building located on Clement Royds Street in the Falinge area of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.
1.4 miNW
53°37'13"N • 2°11'5"W
Denehurst Park, Rochdale
35 min walk • Park
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Spotland, Rochdale
28 min walk • Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Shawclough, Rochdale
34 min walk • Shawclough is a mainly residential area to the north of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Its boundaries are roughly Whitworth Road, Shawclough Road and Healey Corner.
0.5 miNW
Universities and schools
Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale
14 min walk • Hopwood Hall College is a further education college in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It has two campuses, one in Rochdale and one in Middleton.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St John the Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale (9 min walk), Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale (11 min walk), Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale (11 min walk), Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale (14 min walk).

How to get to St John the Baptist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St John the Baptist Church:

Tram

Rochdale Railway Station • Lines: EDid, Roch (1 min walk)
Newbold • Lines: EDid, Roch (21 min walk)

Train

Rochdale (3 min walk)

Bus

Oldham Road/Milnrow Road • Lines: 409 (6 min walk)
Milnrow Road/Oldham Road • Lines: 181, 182, 58, R4, R5 (6 min walk)