List of churches in Greater Manchester

This is a partial list of churches in Greater Manchester, North West England, split according to metropolitan district. There is a mixture of Christian denominations in Greater Manchester, including churches aligned to Protestantism and Catholicism. Similarly, there is a range of ecclesiastical architecture.

Contents

Bolton

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Parish Church of St Peter Bolton Church of England [1][2]
St Thomas' Church, Halliwell Bolton Church of England [3]
St Maxentius' Church, Bradshaw Bradshaw Church of England [4]
St. Mary the Virgin, Deane Deane Church of England [5][6]
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich Horwich Church of England [7]
St Elizabeth's Church, Horwich Horwich Church of England
Congregational Church Kearsley United Reformed Church
Kearsley Mount Kearsley Methodist
New Jerusalem Church Kearsley The New Church
St John Fisher Kearsley Roman Catholic
St Stephen's Church Kearsley Church of England
Schoenstatt Shrine Kearsley
Christ Church Little Lever Methodist
Kingdom Hall Little Lever Jehovah's Witness
King's Church Little Lever Charismatic Fellowship
St Matthew's Little Lever Church of England
St Teresa's Church Little Lever Roman Catholic

Bury

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Bury Church of England 1876 [8]
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Prestwich Church of England C1500 [9]
Parish Church of St Margaret Prestwich Church of England 1851 [10]
Christ Church Walshaw Church of England 1888 [11]
St. Hilda Prestwich Church of England 1904 [12]
St. George's Church (Simister) Prestwich Church of England
St. Gabriels, Sedgley Park Prestwich Church of England
Our Lady of Grace Prestwich Roman Catholic 1931 [13]
Prestwich Methodist Church Prestwich Methodist
Heaton Park Methodist Church Prestwich Methodist
St Mary Radcliffe Church of England
St Thomas and St John Church with St Philip Radcliffe Church of England
Christ Church Ramsbottom Baptist Methodist
Dundee United Reformed Church Ramsbottom United Reformed Church
Edenfield Parish Church Ramsbottom Church of England
Edenfield Methodist Church Ramsbottom Methodist
Emmanuel Church Centre Ramsbottom
Emmanuel Holcombe Ramsbottom Church of England
Greenmount United Reformed Church Ramsbottom United Reformed Church
Holcombe Brook Methodist Church Ramsbottom Methodist
Ramsbottom Pentecostal Church Ramsbottom Pentecostal
Ramsbottom Independent Evangelical Church Ramsbottom Independent Evangelical
St Andrew's Ramsbottom Church of England
St Marie's Bury Roman Catholic
St Mary's Ramsbottom Church of England
St Joseph's Ramsbottom Roman Catholic
St Paul's Ramsbottom Church of England
St Philip's Ramsbottom Church of England
St John in the Wilderness Shuttleworth Church of England 1868? [14]
Holy Trinity Church Bury Church of England 1863 [15]
Saint Peter Bury Church of England
Saint Thomas Bury Church of England

Manchester

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
St Margaret's Burnage Church of England
Church of St John the Evangelist, Cheetham Hill Cheetham Hill Church of England
Church of St Clement, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Church of England 1866
Church of St Werburgh, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Church of England 1902
Church of Our Lady & St John (St John's) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Roman Catholic 1927 [16]
Church of St Ambrose of Milan Chorlton-cum-Hardy Roman Catholic 1958 [17]
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester Chorlton-on-Medlock Roman Catholic 1871 [18]
St Augustine's Church and Chaplaincy Chorlton-on-Medlock Roman Catholic 1968 [19]
Church of the Holy Trinity Chorlton-on-Medlock Armenian Catholic 1870 [20][21]
Church of St Cross, Clayton Clayton Church of England
Emmanuel Church Didsbury Church of England
St James Church Didsbury Church of England
Didsbury Methodist Church Didsbury Methodist [22]
Brookfield Unitarian Church Gorton Unitarian 1871
Church and Friary of St Francis Gorton Roman Catholic (Franciscan) 1872
Church of the Ascension, Hulme Hulme Church of England
Church of St George, Chester Road, Hulme Hulme Church of England
St Aidan's Church Levenshulme English Language Orthodox
St Andrew's Church Levenshulme Church of England
Levenshulme Baptist Church Levenshulme Baptist
Levenshulme Methodist Church Levenshulme Methodist 1864 [23]
Levenshulme United Reform Church Levenshulme United Reformed Church
St Mark's Church Levenshulme Church of England 1908
St Mary of the Angels & St. Clare RC Church Levenshulme Roman Catholic
St Peter's Church Levenshulme Church of England 1860 [24]
Roby United Reformed Church Longsight United Reformed Church 1972
Manchester Central Manchester Salvation Army 1879
Cross Street Chapel Manchester City Centre Unitarian 1997 [25]
Manchester Cathedral Manchester City Centre Church of England 1520/1940 [26]
St. Ann's Church Manchester City Centre Church of England 1712
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church ("The Hidden Gem") Manchester City Centre Roman Catholic 1794
Church of Apostles and Saint Cuthbert Miles Platting Church of England
Corpus Christi Priory Miles Platting Roman Catholic 1907 [27]
Philip's Park Miles Platting Church of England 1866 [28]
Trinity Methodist Church Miles Platting Methodist
Christ Church Moss Side Church of England 1904
All Saints Newton Heath Church of England 1556 [29]
Church of St Wilfrid, Northenden Northenden Church of England
Holy Trinity Platt Church Rusholme Church of England 1846
St Chrysostom's Church Victoria Park Church of England 1872
Grace Church Manchester, part of The Plant Network Withington Evangelical 2005 The Plant Church in Withington

Oldham

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Oldham Parish Church of St. Mary with St. Peter Oldham Church of England 1830 [30]
St James Crompton Church of England 1845 [31]
St Saviours East Crompton Church of England 1908 [32]
Holy Trinity Shaw Church of England 1871 [33]
St Mary High Crompton Church of England 1880 [34]
Shore Edge Methodist Church Shaw and Crompton Methodist 1873 [35]
St Andrew's Shaw and Crompton Methodist [34]
St Paul's Shaw Methodist 1863 [36]
Shaw United Reformed Church Shaw and Crompton United Reformed Church 1885 [34]
St Joseph Roman Catholic Church Shaw and Crompton Roman Catholic 1870 [34]
Salvation Army Church Shaw and Crompton Salvation Army 1896 [34]
St Mark with Christchurch Glodwick, Oldham Church of England 1876 [37]
Bardsley, Holy Trinity Oldham Church of England 1844 [38]
Woodhouses National School Mission Church Bardsley, Oldham Church of England
Christ Church Chadderton Church of England
Emmanuel Chadderton Church of England
St George Chadderton Church of England
St Luke Chadderton Church of England
St Mark Chadderton Church of England 1963 [39]
St Matthew Chadderton Church of England 1857 [40][41]
St Saviour's Mission Church Chadderton Church of England
Holy Trinity Coldhurst, Oldham Church of England
Denshaw, Christ Church Saddleworth Church of England
Holy Trinity Dobcross, Saddleworth Church of England
New Life Church Failsworth Assemblies of God
Holy Trinity Failsworth Church of England
St John the Evangelist Failsworth Church of England 1846 [42]
The Holy Family Failsworth Church of England
St Cuthbert's Mission Church Fitton Hill Church of England
St Hilda Friarmere, Saddleworth Church of England
St Thomas Friarmere, Saddleworth Church of England
Friezland Christ Church Saddleworth Church of England
Christ Church Glodwick Church of England
St Mary Greenfield Church of England
St John the Baptist Oldham Church of England
St Mark Heyside Church of England
St Margaret Hollinwood Church of England 1879 [43]
Knoll's Lane St Agnes Church of England
St Thomas Leesfield Church of England
St Chad Limeside Church of England
St Anne Lydgate Church of England
St John Oldham Church of England
St Stephen & All Martyrs Oldham Church of England
St Thomas Moorside Church of England 1872 [44]
St Ambrose Oldham Church of England
St Andrew Oldham Church of England
St Barnabas Oldham Church of England
St James Oldham Church of England 1835 [45]
St Paul Oldham Church of England
St Peter Oldham Church of England
St Matthew and Aiden Oldham Church of England
St Anne Royton Church of England
St Paul Royton Church of England
St Chad Saddleworth Church of England
St Paul Scouthead Church of England 1889
Holy Trinity Waterhead Church of England 1847 [46]
Werneth St. Thomas Oldham Church of England
Abbeyhills Congregational Church Oldham Congregational
Bardsley Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Chadderton Congregational Church Chadderton Congregational
Chadderton Way Gospel Mission Chadderton
Corpus Christi Church Chadderton
St Herbert's Roman Catholic Church Chadderton Roman Catholic
Delph Independent Chapel Saddleworth
Delph Methodist Chapel Saddleworth Methodist
East Oldham Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Failsworth Salvation Army Failsworth Salvation Army
Bethel Chapel Failsworth
Church of the Holy Family Failsworth
Dob Lane Chapel Failsworth
Evangel Church Failsworth
Hope Methodist Church Failsworth Methodist
Kingdom Hall Failsworth
New Jerusalem Church Failsworth
St Mary's Failsworth Roman Catholic
Fir Lane Methodist Church Methodist
Glodwick Baptist Church Oldham Baptist
Gravel Hole Methodist Church
Greenacres Chapel Oldham
Greenacres Independent Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Grosvenor Hall
Healds Green Methodist Church Methodist
Hollinwood Beulah Baptist/United Reformed Church Oldham Baptist/United Reformed Church
Hollinwood United Reformed Church Oldham United Reformed Church
Hope Chapel Oldham
Christian Brethren Congregation Lees
St Edward's Church Lees Roman Catholic
Zion Methodist Chapel Lees Methodist
Limeside Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Macedonia United Reformed Church Oldham United Reformed
Mill Gate Methodist Chapel Methodist
Moorside Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Mount Pleasant Mission Oldham
Northmoor Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Oldham Edge St Mary Oldham
Ashton Road Congregational Church Oldham Congregational
Assemblies of God Oldham
Chamber Road Independent Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
Church of the Holy Rosary Oldham
Church of the Nazarene Oldham
Church of the Sacred Heart Oldham
Cook Street, St Anne's Church Oldham
Copster Hill Road, Salvation Army Citadel Oldham
Bharat Bhavan Oldham
Foundry Street, Kingdom Hall Oldham
Garforth Street, Methodist Church Oldham
Holy Family Church Oldham
Honeywell Lane, Methodist Church Oldham Methodist
King Street Baptist Chapel Oldham
King Street Unitarian Chapel Oldham
King Street, United Reformed Church Oldham
Shree Swaminarayam Temple Oldham
Lees Road Salvation Army Hall Oldham
Manchester Road Salvation Army Hall Oldham
Our Lady & St Patrick, Oldham
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Oldham
St Peter & St Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church Oldham Roman Catholic
St James Free Church of England Oldham
Union Street Methodist Church Oldham
Union Street United Reformed Church Oldham
St Michael's Church Oldham
Bethel Church Oldham
Methodist Church Oldham
United Reformed Church Oldham
Ripponden Road Methodist Chapel Oldham
Road End Methodist Chapel Oldham
Roundthorn Methodist Church Oldham
Bethesda Baptist Church Royton
Heyside United Reformed Church Royton
Kingdom Hall Royton
SS Aidan & Oswald Royton
Trinity Methodist Church Royton Methodist
Salem Moravian Chapel Oldham
South Chadderton Methodist Church Chadderton
Springhead Congregational Church Saddleworth
Church of the Sacred Heart & St William Saddleworth
Uppermill Ebenezer Congregational Church Saddleworth
Uppermill Methodist Chapel Saddleworth
Weakey Methodist Chapel
Gospel Hall Werneth, Oldham
Westwood Moravian Church Westwood, Oldham Moravian 1869
Farrow St Salvation Army Shaw Salvation Army 1896 [47]

Rochdale

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Branches Christian Fellowship Rochdale Christian [48]
Middleton Puritan Fellowship Middleton Puritan [49]
St Barnabas Littleborough Church of England
St Mary's Littleborough Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Littleborough Church of England
Middleton Parish Church of St Leonard Middleton Church of England 1524/1667 [50]
Rochdale Parish Church of St Chad Rochdale Church of England
Ashworth, St James Rochdale Church of England
Bamford, St Michael Heywood Church of England
St Lukes Heywood Church of England
Calderbrook, St James Littleborough Church of England
Hamer, All Saints Rochdale Church of England
Kirkholt, St Thomas Rochdale Church of England
Milnrow, St James Milnrow Church of England
Newhey, St Thomas Newhey Church of England
Oakenrod, St George Rochdale Church of England
Spotland, St Clement Rochdale Church of England
Wardleworth, St Mary with St James Rochdale Church of England
Balderstone, St Mary Rochdale Church of England
Belfield, St Ann Rochdale Church of England
Dearnley, St Andrew Rochdale Church of England
Falinge, St Edmund Rochdale Church of England
Healey, Christ Church Rochdale Church of England
Newbold, St Peter Rochdale Church of England
Norden, St Paul Rochdale Church of England
Rochdale, St Aidan, Sudden Rochdale Church of England
Rochdale, St Luke, Deeplish Rochdale Church of England
Smallbridge, St John the Baptist Rochdale Church of England
Wardle, St James Apostle Rochdale Church of England
Moore Street Congregational Church Rochdale Congregational 1829
Baptist Church, Deeplish Rochdale Nonconformist
St John the Baptist Catholic Church Rochdale Roman Catholic
Spotland Methodist Church Rochdale Methodist
Syke Methodist Church Rochdale Methodist
The Methodist Church, Smallbridge Rochdale Methodist
Norden United Reformed Church Norden United Reformed
Norden Methodist Church Norden Methodist
St Martin's Church, Castleton Castleton Church of England
United Reformed Church, Castleton Castleton United Reformed
All Souls Church Heywood

Salford

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
St John the Evangelist Broughton Church of England 1839 [51]
St. James Broughton Church of England 1879 [51]
St Boniface Broughton Roman Catholic
Bethel Apostolic Ark Broughton Pentecostal [52]
The Greek Church of the Annunciation Broughton Greek Orthodox 1861 [53]
St Anne Clifton Church of England
St Mary the Virgin Eccles Church of England [54]
St Mary the Virgin Ellenbrook Church of England [55][56]
Salford Elim Church Irlams o' th' Height Pentecostal [57]
St Paul Kersal Church of England 1852 [51]
Our Lady of Dolours Kersal Roman Catholic
St Paul, Peel Park Little Hulton Church of England 1876 [58][59]
St John the Evangelist Pendlebury Church of England 1842 [60]
St Augustine Pendlebury Church of England 1874
Christ Church Pendlebury Assemblies of God (formerly CoE) 1859
Living Word, part of The Plant Network Salford Evangelical 2006 The Plant Church in Salford
St Thomas Pendleton Church of England 1831 [61]
Salford Cathedral, St John the Evangelist Salford Roman Catholic 1848
St Clement's Church, Ordsall Salford Church of England 1878 [62]
St Philip with St Stephen Salford Church of England 1825 [63]
!Audacious Church Salford Assemblies of God 2007 !Audacious Church in Manchester
St Peter Swinton
St. Paul, Walkden Walkden Church of England [64]
St Mark Worsley Church of England 1846

Stockport

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Fords Lane Evangelical Church Bramhall Evangelical
Bramhall Baptist Church Bramhall Baptist
United Reformed Church (Bramhall) Bramhall United Reformed Church
St Barnabas Bredbury Church of England 1954 [65]
Church of Our Lady and St Christopher Bredbury Roman Catholic 1932 [65]
Hatherlow Church Bredbury United Reformed Church 1845 [65]
St Mark's Parish Church Bredbury Church of England 1849 [65]
St Bernadette's Church Brinnington
St Mary's Church Cheadle Church of England 1882 [66]
St Martin's Church, Norris Bank Heaton Norris Church of England 1901
St John's Methodist Church Cheadle Heath Methodist
Compstall Methodist Church Compstall Methodist 1887 [65]
St Paul's Parish Church Compstall Church of England 1840 [65]
St Matthew's Church Edgeley Church of England 1858 [67]
Our Lady & St Christopher RC Church Edgeley Roman Catholic
Hazel Grove Baptist Church Hazel Grove Baptist
Hazel Grove Methodist Church Hazel Grove Methodist
St Thomas' Heaton Chapel Church of England 1765 [68]
Heaton Chapel Christian Church Heaton Chapel
St John the Baptist Heaton Mersey Church of England
St Mary & St Mina Heaton Moor Coptic Orthodox Church 2000 [69]
Heaton Moor Methodist Church Heaton Moor Methodist
All Saints Church Marple Church of England 1880 [70]
Marple Independent Evangelical Church Marple Evangelical
Jesus Fellowship Church Marple Bridge Jesus Army
St. Thomas' Church Mellor Church of England
United Reformed Church Offerton United Reformed Church
Bethel Christian Centre Reddish
Holy Family Presbytery Reddish
St Elisabeth's Church Reddish Church of England 1883 [71]
Romiley Methodist Church Romiley Methodist 1982 [72]
St Chad's Parish Church Romiley Church of England 1866 [65]
St Mary's Church Stockport Church of England 1817 [73]
St Peter's Church Stockport Church of England 1888 [74]
St George's Church Stockport Church of England 1897
Stockport Elim Stockport Pentecostal
Stockport Centre Church Offerton Assemblies of God
Tiviot Dale Methodist Church Stockport Methodist
Woodley Methodist Church Woodley Methodist [65]
Woodley United Reformed Church Woodley United Reformed Church 1913 [65]

Tameside

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Albion United Reformed Church Ashton-under-Lyne United Reformed Church 1895
Breakthrough City Church Ashton-under-Lyne
Christ Church Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England 1848
Church of The Nazarene Ashton-under-Lyne
Holy Trinity C of E Church Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England
Hurst Methodist Church Ashton Under Lyne Methodist
St Ann's RC Church Ashton-under-Lyne Roman Catholic
St Christopher's RC Church Ashton-under-Lyne Roman Catholic
St James the Apostle Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England
St John the Evangelist Church Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England
St Michael and All Angels' Church Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England
St Peter's Church Ashton-under-Lyne Church of England
Stamford Street Methodist Church Ashton-under-Lyne Methodist
The New Life Church Ashton-under-Lyne
Carmel Christian Centre Denton
Denton Methodist Church Denton Methodist
St Anne's Church Denton Church of England 1882
St John Fisher Presbytery Denton
St Mary's Presbytery Denton
St Lawrence's Church Denton Church of England 1532
Moravian Church Droylsden Moravian Church
St Martin's Church Droylsden
Moravian Church Dukinfield Moravian Church
St Mary's RC Church Dukinfield Roman Catholic
St Michael and All Angels Mottram in Longdendale Church of England 1855 [75]

Trafford

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
Altrincham Methodist Church Altrincham Methodist
Altrincham Unitarian Church Altrincham Unitarian
Bowdon Downs Church Altrincham
Christ Church Altrincham
Church of St Alban Altrincham
Church of St George Altrincham Church of England 1897 [76]
Church of St John the Evangelist Altrincham
Church of St Margaret Altrincham
Church of St John the Divine Altrincham
Hale Chapel Altrincham
St Vincent's RC Church Altrincham Roman Catholic
Trinity United Reformed Church Altrincham United Reformed Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin Bowdon Church of England 1860 [77]
St George's Church Carrington Church of England 1872 [78]
Kingdom Hall Old Trafford Jehovah's Witnesses
New Testament Church of God Old Trafford Pentecostal
Sharon Full Gospel Church Old Trafford Pentecostal
St Alphonsus Old Trafford Roman Catholic
St Bride's Old Trafford Church of England 1991 [79]
St John the Evangelist Old Trafford Church of England
The Bethel Old Trafford Christadelphian
United Reformed Church Old Trafford United Reformed Church
All Saints Roman Catholic Church Sale Roman Catholic 1966
Carrington Lane Methodist Church Sale Methodist 1911
South Manchester Christian Fellowship Sale 1964
Sale Christadelphians Sale Christadelphian 1956
Sale Congregational Church Sale Congregational 1980
Sale Methodist Church Sale Methodist 1963
Sale Society of Friends Sale Religious Society of Friends 1856
Sale United Reform Church Sale United Reformed Church 1984
Salvation Army Sale Salvation Army 1991
St Anne's Church Sale Church of England 1854
St Francis' Church Sale Church of England 1962
St John the Divine Church Sale Church of England 1868
St Joseph Roman Catholic Church Sale Roman Catholic †1885
St Margaret Ward Roman Catholic Church Sale Roman Catholic 1983
St Martin's Church Sale Church of England 1887 [80]
St Mary Magdalene Church Sale Church of England 1874
St Paul's Church Sale Church of England 1883
Trinity Methodist Church Sale Methodist 1875
All Saints Stretford Church of England 1957 [81]
Church of St Ann Stretford Roman Catholic 1867 [82]
Church of St Matthew Stretford Church of England 1842 [83]
Edge Lane Baptist Church Stretford Baptist
Gorse Hill United Church Stretford Church of England, Methodist
Latter-Day Saints Chapel Stretford The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Salvation Army Church Stretford Salvation Army
Sevenways Methodist Church Stretford Methodist
St Alphonsus Stretford Roman Catholic
St Hilda Stretford Church of England 1904
St Hugh of Lincoln Stretford Roman Catholic 1964 [84]
St John the Evangelist Stretford Church of England 1908
St Lawrence Stretford Roman Catholic 1866
St Teresa Stretford Roman Catholic 1928
Stretford Gospel Hall Stretford Christian Brethren
Trafford Christian Life Centre Stretford Pentecostal 1879 [85]
St Antony of Padua Trafford Park Roman Catholic 1995 [86]
St Werburgh Warburton Church of England 1885 [87]
St Monica's Urmston Roman Catholic
All Saints Urmston Roman Catholic
Victoria Gospel Hall Urmston Christian Brethren

Wigan

Church Image Locality Denomination Completed Ref.
St Stephen's Church, Astley Astley Church of England 1631 [88]
St John the Baptist's Church, Atherton Atherton Church of England 1879 [89][90]
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Howe Bridge Howe Bridge, Atherton Church of England 1877 [91][92]
St Anne's Church, Hindsford Hindsford, Atherton Church of England|
Chowbent Unitarian Chapel Atherton Unitarianism 1721 [93][94]
Bethany Evangelical Church Pennington, Leigh FIEC n/a [95]
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh Leigh Church of England 1873 [96][97]
St Thomas' Church, Leigh, Leigh Leigh Church of England 1840 [98]
Christ Church, Pennington Leigh Church of England 1854 [99]
St Joseph's Church, Leigh Leigh Roman Catholic 1778 [100]
St Peter's Church Leigh Leigh Church of England 1881 [101][102]
St John's Church, Mosley Common Mosley Common Church of England 1883 [103]
Parish Church of St Wilfrid Standish Church of England 1584 [104][105]
St George's Church, Tyldesley Tyldesley Church of England 1825 [106]
Tyldesley Top Chapel Tyldesley Pentecostal 1789 [107]
Church of All Saints, Wigan Wigan Church of England C15 [108][109]
Church of St George Wigan Church of England 1781 [110][111]
Church of St James with St Thomas Wigan Church of England 1866 [112][113]
Parish Church of St Matthew Wigan Church of England 1894 [114][115]
Church of St Michael Wigan Church of England 1878 [116][117]
Church of St John Wigan Roman Catholic 1819 [118][119]
Church of St Mary Wigan Roman Catholic 1818 [120][121]

See also

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