St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick
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St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick, from the south
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 St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick
Location in West Lancashire
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| 53°36′49″N 2°56′27″W / 53.613685°N 2.940701°WCoordinates: 53°36′49″N 2°56′27″W / 53.613685°N 2.940701°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 37774 13452 |
| Location | Scarisbrick, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mark |
| Consecrated | 19 April 1853 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | George Shaw William Edward Willink |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | c. 1300 |
| Years built | 1848–51 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Scarisbrick |
| Deanery | Ormskirk |
| Archdeaconry | Warrington |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | The Revd Eileen Heaney |
St Mark's Church stands on the corner of Southport Road and Jacksmere Lane in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. Built in 1848–51, it is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. The parish and benefice includes The Good Shepherd Mission, a tin chapel also located in Scarisbrick on Smithy Lane.
The township of Scarisbrick was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of Ormskirk, and St Mark's Church was first built as a chapel of ease to the Church of St Peter and St Paul. A scheme to build the new church was initiated by the Reverend E. J. G. Hornby, vicar of Ormskirk (1846–1850), and land was provided by Charles Scarisbrick of Scarisbrick Hall. It was built in 1848–51 to a design by George Shaw of Saddleworth, and consecrated on 19 April 1853 by the Bishop of Chester.
Scarisbrick became an independent parish on 14 December 1869, with the Reverend W. R. Ramsden as its first vicar. In 1878 the Marquis and Marchioness de Castéja gave additional land to St Mark's in order to extend the churchyard and build a school. Enlargements to the church building were made in 1908 by William Edward Willink of Liverpool, with the addition of a new vestry and porch and various alterations to the interior.
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