St John the Baptist's Church, Rochdale

Name: St John the Baptist's Church
Address: 5 Old Brow Ln, Rochdale, OL16 2QG, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Rochdale

Gothic Revival architecture, Church

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St John the Baptist's Church is in Halifax Road, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission. ()

Completed: 1834 (191 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 53°38'2"N, 2°7'55"W

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5 Old Brow LnRochdale OL16 2QG United Kingdom

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

2.2 miSW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
55 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.
1.7 miSW
City hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
43 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.
1.5 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale
40 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.
1.7 miSW
Memorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
43 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
2.1 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Bridge
Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale
54 min walk • . Healey Dell Viaduct is situated in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2½ miles from Whitworth, Lancashire. It was built in 1867 and carried the Rochdale to Bacup Railway Line, opening to passengers 1 November 1870.
1.5 miSW
Park
Falinge Park, Rochdale
39 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.
1.8 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale
46 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brown Wardle Hill
58 min walk • Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest points in Rochdale and Greater Manchester.
1.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale
38 min walk • Hollingworth Lake is a 130-acre reservoir at Smithy Bridge in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England. It was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Reservoir
Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale
42 min walk • Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.
1.8 miSW
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
47 min walk • 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.

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

The nearest stations to St John the Baptist's Church:

Train

Smithy Bridge (19 min walk)

Tram

Rochdale Town Centre • Lines: EDid, Roch (38 min walk)

Bus

Rochdale Interchange (39 min walk)
Rochdale Bus Station • Lines: 17, 181, 182, 24, 431, 433, 434, 435, 438, 446, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 468, 469, 471, 58, 6, 719, R4, R5 (39 min walk)