St John the Baptist's Church | |
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![]() St John the Baptist's Church from the northeast | |
53°48′13″N 2°43′00″W / 53.8035°N 2.7167°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 5290 3440 |
Location | Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | broughtonparish |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 11 November 1966 |
Architect(s) | Robert Roper (nave) Austin and Paley (chancel) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1906 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Preston |
Parish | St John the Baptist, Broughton |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Canon Fleur Green |
Curate(s) | Rev Nathaniel Gilmour & Assistant Curate Rev Pauline Taylor |
Asst Curate(s) | Rev Pauline Taylor |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Canon Andrea Titterington |
Director of music | John Catterall |
Organist(s) | Harry Spencer |
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.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]