St Leonard, Langho
St Leonard, Langho
St Leonard’s on Whalley Road, Langho, Lancashire, is the active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, built by Paley and Austin to replace the mid-sixteenth-century chapel at Old Langho.
- Location
- Langho, Lancashire
- Country
- England
- County
- Lancashire
- City / town
- Langho
- Address
- Whalley Road, Langho, Lancashire, BB6 8AB
- Postcode
- BB6 8AB
- Built
- 1878–80
- Consecrated
- 1880
- Architect
- Paley and Austin
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Leonard
- Diocese
- Blackburn
- Parish
- Langho
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Opening hours
- In school term times the church is open approximately 9am to 5pm on weekdays. At other times please contact the vicar on 01254 247039 for access.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
The new church was built in 1878–80 to designs by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, at a cost of about £4,350, and provided seating for 346. It was consecrated in 1880. The original plan included a larger nave and a west tower with a saddleback roof; these were never built. As executed, the church consists of a nave with a south aisle, a chancel with a north vestry, and a bellcote on the west gable. It is not listed.
The move followed the growth of population around the railway between Langho and Billington, a mile south of the old chapel. Old St Leonard’s, completed in 1557 in the reign of Mary I and built with reused stone from Whalley Abbey, remains a Grade I church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust and is still used for occasional services. The new church on Whalley Road remains the parish church of Langho.