Euxton Parish Church
Euxton Parish Church is located in the Borough of Chorley
Euxton Parish Church
Euxton Parish Church
Location in the Borough of Chorley
53°39′54″N 2°40′28″W / 53.665055°N 2.674550°W / 53.665055; -2.674550
LocationEuxton, Chorley, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteEuxton C of E Church, Euxton
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Architectural typeChurch
Specifications
Capacity191
MaterialsStone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryBlackburn
DeaneryChorley
ParishEuxton
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Grant Ashton

Euxton Parish Church is in the English village of Euxton in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The church has a seating capacity of 191.[2]

History

The church probably dates from the 14th century, rebuilt about 1513 by the Molyneux family.[1] Originally known as Burgh Chapel,[3] the church was a chapel of ease to St Andrew's Church, Leyland and was used as a Roman Catholic chapel until the late 17th or early 18th century, when it was transferred to the Church of England.[1][4]

The church was originally built as a chapel for Euxton Hall and bears a date stone with the initials of one of the Molyneux family[5] who were the owners of the chapel and Euxton Hall from the 14th century.[4]

Architecture

Exterior

There is a commonality between the appearance of Euxton Parish Church and the oldest parts of neighbouring 14th-century church in Eccleston.

Having evolved from a small family chapel into a local parish church, the exterior of the church has seen several stages of modifications, the most recent being the addition of a porch, which was built at the front of the church in 1998 using a similar red sandstone taken from the barn of Eli Heaton (who had served as church verger for over 40 years[6]).

Interior

Notably, in the nave there is a double piscina and sedilia which have been dated from around the first 50 years of the 14th century.

External features

The churchyard contains the war grave of an airman of World War II.[7]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Historic England, "Euxton Parish Church (1362144)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2013
  2. ^ "Online Parish Clerk". http://www.lan-opc.org.uk. ((cite web)): External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Euxton Parish Church Grade II Listing". British Listed Buildings.
  4. ^ a b Farrer & Brownbill (1911), pp. 17–23
  5. ^ "Online Parish Clerk". Euxton Council.
  6. ^ "Obituary of Eli Heaton". Lancashire Lantern. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  7. ^ MAHONEY, ALAN, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 13 February 2013

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External links

Listed churches in Lancashire
Buildings and structures in the Borough of Chorley
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