St Peter's Church, Formby
St Peter's Church is in Green Lane, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside, England, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. It was built in 1746 to replace a chapel on another site that had been destroyed in a storm. The church built at this time is in Georgian style. It was extended at the east end in 1873, and this part of the church is in Gothic Revival style. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
| St Peter's Church, Formby | |
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St Peter's Church, Formby, from the southeast | |
St Peter's Church, Formby Location in Merseyside | |
| 53.5664°N 3.0595°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 299 083 |
| Location | Green Lane, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Peter, Formby |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 19 July 1966 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Georgian and Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1746 |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Partly brick with stone dressings and partly stone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Archdeaconry | Liverpool |
| Deanery | Sefton |
| Parish | Formby |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Anne Taylor |
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