St Oswald's Church, Warton
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St Oswald's Church, Warton, from the northwest
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 St Oswald's Church, Warton
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| Coordinates: 54°08′39″N 2°46′10″W / 54.1442°N 2.7694°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 498,723 |
| Location | Main Street, Warton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Oswald's Church, Warton |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Oswald |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 2 May 1968 |
| Architect(s) |
Sharpe and Paley Paley, Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 62 feet (19 m) |
| Materials | Pebbledash with sandstone dressings, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Oswald, Warton |
| Deanery | Tunstall |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev D. M. Porter |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Dr M. E. Coles |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr J. R. Ogden, Mr C. J. Hopwood |
St Oswald's Church is in the village of Warton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Borwick and St John the Evangelist, Yealand Conyers. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The ruined remains of the medieval rectory survive next to the present vicarage to the west of the church.
The present church is probably built on the site of a church in existence prior to the 12th century. It was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, retaining part of the wall of the south aisle. The north aisle was either added or rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1848–49 renovation work was carried out on the south arcade by the Lancaster architects Sharpe and Paley. More extensive restoration work was carried out in 1892 by Paley, Austin and Paley, successors to Sharpe and Paley. This consisted of renewing windows in the clerestory, the north aisle and elsewhere, and reconstructing the roof. The church has historical connections with the Washington family, ancestors of George Washington, first president of the United States. Since 1977, a Flag of Washington, D.C. has been in the church; it was given by American soldiers and normally hangs in the church, except on the Fourth of July, when it is flown from a flagpole outside.
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