The South side of St Chad's
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The South side of St Chad's
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 22 Sep 2016
St Chad's Parish Church on the top of Sparrow Hill dates from the 12th century. The first incumbent in 1194 was Geoffrey, Dean of Whalley. The church was extensively repaired in 1856 and in 1994 the 800th anniversary was marked with a visit from Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. St Chad to whom Rochdale parish church is dedicated was a 7th century northern churchman who became abbot of Lastingham in Yorkshire, and for a while he was bishop of York until St Wilfrid returned from France. Later, he was made bishop of the Mercians at Lichfield. He died in 672 AD and his feast-day is held on 2nd March.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.614524
Longitude
-2.157923