Religious Building
CHURCH OF ST JOHN
A place of worship with historical and architectural significance.
This religious building is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II* listed building, it is considered particularly important and of more than special interest - representing the top 5.8% of listed buildings. It has been protected for 54 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Religious Building
Listed Since
11 August 1972
List Entry
1220393
Nearby Development Sites
Burscough AFC, Mart Lane, Bursough
52 homespermissionedFormer UBH site, Orrell Lane, Burscough
40 homesnot-permissionedBartons Farm (Former Martland's Yard), Burscough
8 homesnot-permissionedBull And Dog Inn, 5 Liverpool Road South, Burscough
7 homespermissionedSite of Former 82 Orrell Lane, Burscough
5 homespermissioned
Nearby Listed Buildings
AINSCOUGH'S MILL
BARTON'S FARMHOUSE
BURSCOUGH BRIDGE RAILWAY STATION BUILDING ON NORTH SIDE OF TRACK
CANAL LOCK APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF RUNNEL BROW BRIDGE (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH) CANAL LOCK APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF RUNNEL BROW BRIDGE (THAT PART IN LATHOM)
JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN LATHOM) LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH)
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)