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St Lawrence's Church, Denton

St Lawrence's Church, Denton is on the busy Ashton to Stockport Road (A6017), and so is a notable landmark for many travellers. It is at the centre of the parish of St Lawrence, about a quarter of a mile from Denton Town Centre.

The church is a timber-framed building dating from 1531 at the most conservative estimate. It is one of only 29 of this type of common mediæval church building remaining in England and Wales.

Originally the timber-framed structure was neither a parish church nor dedicated to St. Lawrence. It began as a chapel of ease dedicated to St. James. It became a parish church under the name St. Lawrence in 1839.
It is known locally as:
Th'owd Peg, because of the wooden pegs used to join the timbers, or alternatively,
The black and white church (for obvious reasons).

More information can be found at LinkExternal link (church web site)
by David Dixon

Created: Tue, 19 Jan 2016, Updated: Thu, 1 Dec 2016


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SJ9295 : St Lawrence's Church by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Blue Plaques at St Lawrence's by Gerald England
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SJ9295 : St Lawrence's Churchyard by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's Churchyard by Gerald England
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SJ9295 : Chancel Screen by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's: Charity by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's church by Gerald England
SJ9295 : John Bentley Memorial by Gerald England
SJ9295 : John France's clock by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Memorial to Richard Gresswell by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's pulpit by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's: Charity by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Rose window by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Altar and East Window by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Denton, St Lawrence's Church by David Dixon
SJ9295 : Stained glass in St Lawrence's by Gerald England
SJ9295 : St Lawrence's: Looking up the nave by Gerald England
SJ9295 : Lady Chapel by Gerald England

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