Church of St Wilfrid, Standish

The Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "one of the most interesting churches in Lancashire". History The church is first mentioned in 1205 but the vast extent of the ancient parish with its eleven townships (Adlington, A…