St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic Church, Astley
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St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic Church, Astley
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 29 May 2012
On Easter Sunday 1641, the Catholic priest, Ambrose Barlow was arrested during a service at Morleys Hall at the instigation of the vicar of Leigh. He was taken to Lancaster Castle, tried as a traitor and executed on 10 September 1641. He was canonised by the Roman Catholic Church as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. A local school and this church bear his name. The St Ambrose Barlow parish in Astley was formed in 1965 and the church was built in 1981. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astley,_Greater_Manchester Wikipedia)
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Image Location
Latitude
53.496707
Longitude
-2.461979