Knowledge

St Wilfrid's Church, Standish

Source 📝

593: 47: 641: 31: 54: 810: 501:
James Nevore was chantry priest at the date of the Commissioners' Report, and the chantry was endowed with land in Rivington, Whittle, Adlington, and Heath Charnock. The lands held at Rivington were purchased from the crown in 1583 by Thurston Anderton and included Higher Knowle farm, Lower Knowle farm and Grut farm, once located opposite the entrance of the current
481:
was Roger Standish in 1477 and was in that year the last surviving trustee of the estates of Alexander Pilkington in Rivington and Mellor. He released the estates to the beneficiary being Roger Pilkington, who was Alexanders grandson on him attaining the age of majority. Roger Pilkington settled at
500:
The chantry at the altar of St Nicholas founded 1478 in the north aisle recorded formerly by a brass plate with an inscription in Latin to the effect that Robert Pylkington had been custodian and chaplain of this chantry and gave to the chantry a yearly revenue of six marks. He died on 6 May 1498.
480:
have a long-standing connection to the church and mention is made in 1322 when Robert, heir of the Pilkington estates and his brother Adam in dispute with John De Dichfield and his brothers was agreed to be settled by the decision of Henry Le Walys, the Chaplain of Standish. The Rector of Standish
604:
Jenkins describes the church as having "... the finest roof in Lancashire, worthy of Somerset's best. This is a Tudor work of panels and cross-braces covering nave, aisles and, most elaborate, the chancel. The vicar has studied the bosses and claims that no two are the same". The pew ends in the
496:
inside the Church, the Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary was the earliest and was created in 1301, others were added later including the Altar of Our Lady, Chantry at the Altar of St. Nicholas and the Chantry of the Holy Cross otherwise known as the Rood Altar.
509:. An earlier record of 1574 recovering rents for the same properties to the benefit of the school suggests freehold and leasehold. It is likely the grant of the land dated to the time of the Pilkington endowment in 1478. 115: 539:
at the entrance to the churchyard. The gatehouse is listed separately from the church at Grade II. The architects also supervised minor additions and repairs to the church in 1932 and 1939.
1603: 584:, writes: "The nave arches seem undecided between Gothic and classical. They have tentative columns of a Tuscan order, while the arches above are Gothic, a most strange 'transitional' form." 1578: 664: 669: 1588: 1573: 1583: 46: 77: 1451: 1129: 659: 1330: 1200: 654: 1593: 1461: 1542: 1471: 985: 1270: 932: 711: 1190: 512:
The present church is believed to have been rebuilt between 1582 and 1584 and designed by Lawrence Shipway. It is in a blended
1613: 1516: 1360: 1054: 1029: 592: 1215: 1185: 1122: 1598: 1568: 1521: 1320: 1300: 991: 716: 618: 502: 420: 1080: 903: 1290: 1220: 1195: 839: 1563: 1466: 1416: 1370: 1325: 1260: 1245: 1115: 506: 470: 1486: 1175: 1608: 1456: 1436: 1210: 401: 131: 109: 1526: 1315: 1165: 441:
The church is first mentioned in 1205 but the vast extent of the ancient parish with its eleven townships (
429: 397: 127: 1280: 1275: 239: 1345: 1255: 1170: 789: 681: 1365: 1265: 646: 573: 517: 477: 424: 243: 560:. The prominent spire has an octagonal bell-stage. The remainder of the church is of yellow-black 1285: 840:"Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester" 314: 255: 1250: 1230: 1139: 150: 894: 868: 1072: 524: 442: 1431: 1355: 1225: 446: 416: 272: 8: 1205: 553: 513: 234: 1107: 1496: 1396: 597: 405: 135: 640: 1476: 1406: 1295: 1240: 1180: 1090: 1076: 1050: 1025: 899: 1441: 1386: 1350: 1340: 1064: 1021: 707: 626: 528: 450: 351: 260: 1411: 1335: 1235: 622: 606: 1401: 1305: 486: 462: 361: 324: 949: 1557: 1446: 1391: 1046: 1038: 814: 577: 458: 412: 180: 92: 79: 914: 912: 433:
series describe it as "one of the most interesting churches in Lancashire".
165: 1426: 1421: 1310: 381: 1481: 909: 617:
The churchyard, which is divided into old and new sections, contains the
1092:
The History of the Pilkington family and its branches, from 1066 to 1600
1160: 466: 279: 30: 561: 536: 493: 482: 216: 409: 371: 155: 1016:
Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012),
813:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
569: 454: 289: 267: 557: 532: 336: 299: 1604:
Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
730: 665:
List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)
565: 1015: 955: 918: 670:
List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44)
1137: 1579:
Church of England church buildings in Greater Manchester
535:
at the east end of the church, and in 1926 they built a
505:. The possession by the Crown was in consequence of the 933:"Gatehouse to Church of St Wilfrid, Standish (1228470)" 968: 966: 964: 609:
chapel display the family crest of an owl with a rat.
531:
carried out work on the church. In 1913–14 they added
53: 790:"NOTES ON THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. WILFRED, STANDISH" 1095:(Third ed.), Liverpool: C. Tinley & Co. Ltd 636: 961: 930: 706: 682:
Notes on the Parish Church of St. Wilfred, Standish
1071:, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: 887: 1589:English Gothic architecture in Greater Manchester 1555: 660:Listed buildings in Standish, Greater Manchester 1574:16th-century Church of England church buildings 1331:Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon 1271:All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames, London 1201:Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield 1062: 736: 1584:Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester 1123: 655:Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester 629:; most of the graves are in the new section. 1462:Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1018:The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin 1543:Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh 1371:St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton 684:- William Frederick Price, 17 November 1904 1130: 1116: 1088: 826: 772: 760: 748: 712:"Church of St Wilfrid, Standish (1287160)" 1472:Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk 1069:Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West 832: 591: 485:where he made immediate improvements to 1037: 972: 895:Lancashire: Liverpool and the Southwest 1556: 1191:Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge 1171:St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham 869:"A Short History of Rivington, pg 137" 783: 781: 1517:Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny 1361:Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick 1111: 861: 787: 473:) points to a very early foundation. 18:Church in Greater Manchester, England 1216:Church of St John the Baptist, Frome 1594:Renaissance architecture in England 1522:St John the Baptist Church, Cardiff 1281:St Marylebone Parish Church, London 1276:Christ Church, Spitalfields, London 778: 13: 1321:St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden 992:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 937:National Heritage List for England 849:. The Chetham Society. p. 176 717:National Heritage List for England 576:, from 1582 to 1584. Of the nave, 503:Rivington and Blackrod High School 421:National Heritage List for England 14: 1625: 1266:All Saints Church, Fulham, London 1186:St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds 987:STANDISH (ST. WILFRID) CHURCHYARD 788:Price, William Frederick (1904). 675: 621:of four service personnel of the 1043:England's Thousand Best Churches 808: 639: 582:England's Thousand Best Churches 52: 45: 29: 1301:All Saints' Church, Northampton 1286:St Martin-in-the-Fields, London 978: 924: 898:. Yale University Press; 2006. 542: 507:Abolition of Chantries Act 1547 478:Pilkington family of Lancashire 1487:Holy Trinity Church, Southport 820: 766: 754: 742: 700: 469:, Standish, Welch Whittle and 66:Location in Greater Manchester 60:Church of St Wilfrid, Standish 35:Church of St Wilfrid, Standish 24:Church of St Wilfrid, Standish 1: 1492:St Wilfrid's Church, Standish 1437:Church of St Andrew, Kildwick 1291:St Mary's Church, Lutterworth 1221:St Wulfram's Church, Grantham 1211:Holy Trinity Church, Coventry 688: 423:as a designated Grade I 1614:Standish, Greater Manchester 1467:St Mary's Church, Nottingham 1417:St Peter's Church, Harrogate 1326:St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury 1261:St Laurence's Church, Ludlow 1246:All Saints' Church, Hertford 612: 523:During the 20th century the 7: 1176:St Botolph's Church, Boston 632: 587: 547: 408:, England. It is an active 366:Carol Kwater ALCM ARCO LRAM 10: 1630: 1599:Austin and Paley buildings 1569:Churches completed in 1584 1457:St Mary's Church, Nantwich 1346:St Mary Magdalene, Taunton 1296:St Peter Mancroft, Norwich 1181:St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol 1089:Pilkington, James (1912), 737:Pollard & Pevsner 2006 552:The tower is 19th century 436: 1536:Scottish Episcopal Church 1535: 1527:St Giles' Church, Wrexham 1509: 1379: 1316:St Andrew's Church, Rugby 1166:St Paul's Church, Bedford 1153: 1146: 647:Greater Manchester portal 380: 370: 360: 350: 345: 335: 323: 313: 308: 298: 288: 278: 266: 254: 249: 233: 225: 215: 207: 199: 191: 186: 176: 171: 161: 149: 141: 122: 108: 74: 40: 28: 23: 419:. It is recorded in the 1452:Liverpool Parish Church 1256:St James' Church, Louth 1564:Major Churches Network 1231:Great Yarmouth Minster 1154:Province of Canterbury 1140:Major Churches Network 601: 1073:Yale University Press 956:Brandwood et al. 2012 919:Brandwood et al. 2012 595: 427:. The authors of the 1609:Diocese of Blackburn 1432:Kendal Parish Church 1356:Waltham Abbey Church 1226:Great Malvern Priory 958:, pp. 251, 253. 430:Buildings of England 417:Diocese of Blackburn 396:is in Market Place, 394:Church of St Wilfrid 221:Lawrence Shipway (?) 200:Heritage designation 166:St Wilfrid, Standish 1251:King's Lynn Minster 1206:Christchurch Priory 356:Sheila Fisher (LLM) 326:Assistant priest(s) 89: /  1497:Sunderland Minster 1397:Bridlington Priory 1196:Cheltenham Minster 1063:Pollard, Richard; 931:Historic England, 875:. Internet Archive 847:Dean Parish Church 625:, and nine of the 602: 406:Greater Manchester 226:Architectural type 136:Greater Manchester 93:53.5872°N 2.6614°W 1551: 1550: 1505: 1504: 1477:Rotherham Minster 1407:Doncaster Minster 1241:St Mary, Hadleigh 1147:Church of England 1065:Pevsner, Nikolaus 1056:978-0-14-103930-5 1031:978-1-84802-049-8 390: 389: 362:Director of music 331:Catherine Gabriel 192:Functional status 110:OS grid reference 1621: 1442:Lancaster Priory 1387:Beverley Minster 1380:Province of York 1366:Wimborne Minster 1351:Tewkesbury Abbey 1341:Shrewsbury Abbey 1151: 1150: 1132: 1125: 1118: 1109: 1108: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1085: 1059: 1034: 1022:English Heritage 1002: 1001: 1000: 998: 982: 976: 970: 959: 953: 947: 946: 945: 943: 928: 922: 916: 907: 891: 885: 884: 882: 880: 873:Internet Archive 865: 859: 858: 856: 854: 844: 836: 830: 824: 818: 812: 811: 807: 805: 803: 794: 785: 776: 770: 764: 758: 752: 746: 740: 734: 728: 727: 726: 724: 708:Historic England 704: 649: 644: 643: 627:Second World War 556:, of grey-black 529:Austin and Paley 451:Charnock Richard 327: 118: 104: 103: 101: 100: 99: 98:53.5872; -2.6614 94: 90: 87: 86: 85: 82: 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 20: 1629: 1628: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1618: 1554: 1553: 1552: 1547: 1531: 1510:Church in Wales 1501: 1412:Halifax Minster 1375: 1336:Sherborne Abbey 1236:Grimsby Minster 1142: 1138:Members of the 1136: 1106: 1098: 1096: 1083: 1057: 1032: 1006: 1005: 996: 994: 984: 983: 979: 971: 962: 954: 950: 941: 939: 929: 925: 917: 910: 892: 888: 878: 876: 867: 866: 862: 852: 850: 842: 838: 837: 833: 827:Pilkington 1912 825: 821: 809: 801: 799: 792: 786: 779: 773:Pilkington 1912 771: 767: 761:Pilkington 1912 759: 755: 749:Pilkington 1912 747: 743: 735: 731: 722: 720: 705: 701: 691: 678: 645: 638: 635: 623:First World War 615: 607:Standish family 590: 550: 545: 439: 425:listed building 382:Churchwarden(s) 325: 319:Andrew Holliday 114: 97: 95: 91: 88: 83: 80: 78: 76: 75: 70: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1627: 1617: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1549: 1548: 1546: 1545: 1539: 1537: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1513: 1511: 1507: 1506: 1503: 1502: 1500: 1499: 1494: 1489: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1402:Cartmel Priory 1399: 1394: 1389: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1306:Pershore Abbey 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1157: 1155: 1148: 1144: 1143: 1135: 1134: 1127: 1120: 1112: 1105: 1104: 1086: 1081: 1060: 1055: 1039:Jenkins, Simon 1035: 1030: 1012: 1004: 1003: 977: 960: 948: 923: 921:, p. 249. 908: 886: 860: 831: 819: 777: 765: 753: 741: 739:, p. 590. 729: 698: 697: 690: 687: 686: 685: 677: 676:External links 674: 673: 672: 667: 662: 657: 651: 650: 634: 631: 614: 611: 589: 586: 549: 546: 544: 541: 487:Rivington Hall 463:Heath Charnock 438: 435: 388: 387: 386:Andy Salisbury 384: 378: 377: 376:Andy Salisbury 374: 368: 367: 364: 358: 357: 354: 348: 347: 343: 342: 341:Rebecca Feeney 339: 333: 332: 329: 321: 320: 317: 311: 310: 306: 305: 302: 296: 295: 292: 286: 285: 282: 276: 275: 270: 264: 263: 258: 252: 251: 250:Administration 247: 246: 237: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 219: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 184: 183: 178: 174: 173: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 153: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 126:Market Place, 124: 120: 119: 112: 106: 105: 72: 71: 65: 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1626: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1559: 1544: 1541: 1540: 1538: 1534: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1508: 1498: 1495: 1493: 1490: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1470: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1447:Leeds Minster 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1392:Bolton Priory 1390: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1382: 1378: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1152: 1149: 1145: 1141: 1133: 1128: 1126: 1121: 1119: 1114: 1113: 1110: 1094: 1093: 1087: 1084: 1082:0-300-10910-5 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1058: 1052: 1048: 1047:Penguin Books 1044: 1040: 1036: 1033: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 993: 989: 988: 981: 974: 969: 967: 965: 957: 952: 938: 934: 927: 920: 915: 913: 905: 904:0-300-10910-5 901: 897: 896: 890: 874: 870: 864: 848: 841: 835: 828: 823: 816: 815:public domain 798: 791: 784: 782: 775:, p. 237 774: 769: 762: 757: 750: 745: 738: 733: 719: 718: 713: 709: 703: 699: 696: 695: 683: 680: 679: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 652: 648: 642: 637: 630: 628: 624: 620: 610: 608: 599: 594: 585: 583: 579: 578:Simon Jenkins 575: 571: 567: 563: 559: 555: 540: 538: 534: 530: 526: 521: 519: 515: 510: 508: 504: 498: 495: 492:Of the three 490: 488: 484: 479: 474: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 434: 432: 431: 426: 422: 418: 414: 413:parish church 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 385: 383: 379: 375: 373: 369: 365: 363: 359: 355: 353: 349: 344: 340: 338: 334: 330: 328: 322: 318: 316: 312: 307: 303: 301: 297: 293: 291: 287: 283: 281: 277: 274: 271: 269: 265: 262: 259: 257: 253: 248: 245: 241: 238: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 218: 214: 211:9 August 1966 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 185: 182: 181:Parish church 179: 175: 170: 167: 164: 160: 157: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 111: 107: 102: 73: 48: 39: 32: 27: 22: 16: 1491: 1427:Hull Minster 1422:Hexham Abbey 1311:Romsey Abbey 1097:, retrieved 1091: 1068: 1042: 1017: 1008: 1007: 995:, retrieved 986: 980: 973:Jenkins 1999 951: 940:, retrieved 936: 926: 893: 889: 877:. Retrieved 872: 863: 851:. Retrieved 846: 834: 829:, p. 95 822: 800:. Retrieved 796: 768: 763:, p. 99 756: 751:, p. 89 744: 732: 721:, retrieved 715: 702: 693: 692: 616: 603: 581: 551: 543:Architecture 522: 511: 499: 491: 475: 465:, Langtree, 440: 428: 393: 391: 280:Archdeaconry 217:Architect(s) 187:Architecture 151:Denomination 15: 1482:Selby Abbey 1020:, Swindon: 574:Elizabethan 527:architects 518:Renaissance 471:Worthington 372:Organist(s) 244:Renaissance 96: / 1558:Categories 1161:Bath Abbey 1045:, London: 997:7 February 689:References 619:war graves 467:Shevington 208:Designated 116:SD 563,103 81:53°35′14″N 942:21 August 906:. p. 590. 723:21 August 694:Citations 613:Monuments 562:gritstone 537:gatehouse 525:Lancaster 494:chantries 483:Rivington 443:Adlington 352:Reader(s) 337:Curate(s) 284:Blackburn 273:Blackburn 84:2°39′41″W 1067:(2006), 1041:(1999), 633:See also 588:Interior 548:Exterior 533:vestries 447:Anderton 410:Anglican 398:Standish 304:Standish 256:Province 156:Anglican 128:Standish 123:Location 1099:21 June 1009:Sources 879:30 June 853:30 June 802:30 June 600:ceiling 570:chancel 520:style. 459:Duxbury 455:Coppull 437:History 415:in the 294:Chorley 290:Deanery 268:Diocese 203:Grade I 172:History 162:Website 145:England 142:Country 1079:  1053:  1028:  902:  564:. The 558:ashlar 554:Gothic 514:Gothic 315:Rector 309:Clergy 300:Parish 240:Gothic 229:Church 195:Active 177:Status 843:(PDF) 793:(PDF) 598:Tudor 580:, in 402:Wigan 346:Laity 235:Style 132:Wigan 1101:2010 1077:ISBN 1051:ISBN 1026:ISBN 999:2013 944:2012 900:ISBN 881:2019 855:2019 804:2019 797:HSLC 725:2012 596:The 572:are 568:and 566:nave 516:and 476:The 392:The 261:York 242:and 1560:: 1075:, 1049:, 1024:, 990:, 963:^ 935:, 911:^ 871:. 845:. 795:. 780:^ 714:, 710:, 489:. 461:, 457:, 453:, 449:, 445:, 404:, 400:, 134:, 130:, 1131:e 1124:t 1117:v 975:. 883:. 857:. 817:. 806:.

Index


Church of St Wilfrid, Standish is located in Greater Manchester
53°35′14″N 2°39′41″W / 53.5872°N 2.6614°W / 53.5872; -2.6614
OS grid reference
SD 563,103
Standish
Wigan
Greater Manchester
Denomination
Anglican
St Wilfrid, Standish
Parish church
Architect(s)
Style
Gothic
Renaissance
Province
York
Diocese
Blackburn
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Rector
Assistant priest(s)
Curate(s)
Reader(s)
Director of music
Organist(s)
Churchwarden(s)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.