St Peter's Church, Bolton
| St Peter's Church | |
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| The Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton-le-Moors | |
St Peter's Church
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| 53°34′45″N 2°25′23″W / 53.5793°N 2.4230°WCoordinates: 53°34′45″N 2°25′23″W / 53.5793°N 2.4230°W | |
| Location | Bolton |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | boltonparishchurch.co.uk |
| History | |
| Founded | Anglo-Saxon origin |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Consecrated | 29 June 1871 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 26 April 1974 |
| Architect(s) | Edward Paley |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1871 |
| Construction cost | £45,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 156 feet (48 m) |
| Width | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Height |
Roof 82 feet (25 m) Tower 180 feet (55 m) |
| Materials | Longridge stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bolton-le-Moors |
| Archdeaconry | Bolton |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd. Matt Thompson |
| Curate(s) | Revd. Prof. Kenneth Newport, MSt Dphil |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Michael Pain |
| Organist(s) | Stephen Carleston |
St Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, commonly known as Bolton Parish Church, is a Church of England parish church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is an example of the Gothic Revival style. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated in 1974. St Peter's is an active parish church in the Diocese of Manchester and is part of the Bolton deanery and Bolton archdeaconry.
The church, on a hill overlooking the River Croal, is the fourth to be built on the site. Until the 1840s the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Bolton-le-Moors covered a large area and was divided into townships, some of which had chapels of ease. The modern parish covers the town centre and its immediate surroundings.
Demolition of the 15th-century church in 1866 revealed several pre-Norman stones under the tower, including a preaching cross in three pieces. Fragments of other crosses and stones from the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries, a sepulchral slab, stone coffin, and the remains of a 14th-century stone female figure, indicate that two earlier churches had existed on the same site, one Anglo Saxon and one Norman.
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