St Andrew's Church, Leyland

St Andrew's, Leyland
St Andrew's, Leyland Location in the Borough of South Ribble
Coordinates: 53°41′19″N 2°41′47″W / 53.6887°N 2.6963°W / 53.6887; -2.6963
OS grid reference	SD 54111 21591
Location	Leyland, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	26 July 1951
Administration
Deanery	Leyland
Archdeaconry	Blackburn
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Canon David R. A. Gibb
Curate(s)	Revd James Gwyn-Thomas
Minister(s)	Revd Ken W. Campbell
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Chris Wynne, Mark Gilbert
Parish administrator	Kirsty Offer

St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Leyland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Historically, the ecclesiastical parish of Leyland was large and encompassed the townships of Leyland, Euxton, Cuerden, Clayton-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods, Hoghton, Withnell, Wheelton, and Heapey. There was likely a Norman church on the site of the present structure. In the 12th century, Warine Bussel, baron of Penwortham, gave the church to Evesham Abbey in Worcestershire. From the 14th century, vicars were appointed to Leyland church by the abbey. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the advowson for the church (the right to nominate a priest) was transferred to John Fleetwood of Penwortham.

The chancel was built in the 14th century and the tower probably dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. The older nave was replaced 1816–17, to a design by a Mr Longworth. The church was restored in 1874 by Lancaster-based architecture firm Paley and Austin. The nave roof was replaced 1951–53, and the chancel roof in 1956.