St Peter's Church

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St Peter's Church is in the village of Scorton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Barnacre, and St John the Evangelist, Calder Vale. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Its spire is a landmark near the M6 motorway. ()

Completed: 1879 (145 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 53°55'52"N, 2°45'32"W

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

Nearby attractions include: St Helen's Church, Beacon Fell, Christ Church, Forrest Hills.

3.8 miS
Church
St Helen's Church
98 min walk • St Helen's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Churchtown in Lancashire, England. Historically, it was the parish church of Garstang; today, as Garstang is split into more than one ecclesiastical parish, St Helen's parish is Garstang St Helen. It is in the Diocese of Blackburn.
5.4 miSE
Park
Beacon Fell, Goosnargh
138 min walk • Beacon Fell is a fell in the civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. The high ground, which rises to 266 m, has been a country park since 1970.
5.6 miNW
Church
Christ Church
144 min walk • Christ Church is in the village of Glasson, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with those of St Michael, Cockerham, and St Luke, Winmarleigh.
5.2 miN
54°0'23"N • 2°46'17"W
Forrest Hills, Lancaster
133 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
5.6 miNW
Monastery
Cockersand Abbey
143 min walk • Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.
5.3 miSW
Church
St Michael's
136 min walk • St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the village of St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, England. It is a typical late Medieval church and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles
Greenhalgh Castle, Garstang
56 min walk • Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang.
4.6 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Galgate
118 min walk • St John's Church is in Chapel Lane, Ellel, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
5.6 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Library
The Ruskin - Library and Museum, Lancaster
142 min walk • The Ruskin - Library, Museum and Research Centre is an archive, university museum and research centre at University of Lancaster, in the north of England.
2 miW
Church
St Luke's Church
52 min walk • St Luke's Church is in the village of Winmarleigh, Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe.
2.3 miS
Church
St Thomas' Church, Garstang
60 min walk • St Thomas' Church is a Church of England church in Garstang, a market town in Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster.