---
title: "St Leonard, Langho"
description: "Located in Langho, Lancashire. Built 1878–80. Diocese of Blackburn. Gothic Revival style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Lancashire","Langho","Gothic Revival","Paley and Austin"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-leonard-langho"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:00:11.140Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T00:34:18.360Z"
location: "Langho, Lancashire"
country: "England"
county: "Lancashire"
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"
dedications: ["Leonard"]
diocese: "Blackburn"
style: "Gothic Revival"
website: "http://www.stleonardslangho.co.uk/"
openingHours: "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."
parish: "Langho"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# 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.

## 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.

## Further Information

- [Parish website](http://www.stleonardslangho.co.uk/)
- [Historic England list entry 1362341 (Old St Leonard, Old Langho)](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1362341)