The Parish Church of Saint Katharine Blackrod
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The Parish Church of Saint Katharine Blackrod
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 8 Apr 2011
The Parish Church of St. Katharine stands in a prominent position in the village of Blackrod and can be seen from many miles around. The Church is dedicated to Saint Katharine of Alexandria. There are several variations of the spelling of her name but the old original, with a 'K' and two 'A's, is the one used here. The first recorded evidence of a church in Blackrod is in the Manchester Diocesan Calendar which says that a church existed in 1138. Most of the present church was rebuilt in the early 1900s, replacing an earlier church. The oldest part of the church is the lower tower which was part of a church built during the reign of Elizabeth I. http://www.stkatharine.net/history.php - St Katharine’s church website
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Image Location
Latitude
53.594676
Longitude
-2.586035