Church of St Elphin is a Grade II* listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1949. A Victorian Church.
Church of St Elphin
- WRENN ID
- tall-rubblework-ivory
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington North MP: Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1949
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Church of St Elphin, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- SJ 615 883
- Coordinates
- 53.39102, -2.57989
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Elphin, located on Church Street in Warrington, is a Grade II* listed building. It features medieval fragments, including a chancel, primarily from the 14th century. The main structure of the church was constructed between 1859 and 1867 by architects Frederick and Horace Francis, and it is considered one of their finest works. The church has a wide nave, wide aisles, a crossing tower, and a tall spire. Notable interior features include an elaborate organ screen created in 1908 by William and Segar Owen, some stained glass by Pugin, and various medieval monuments alongside others from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Church of St Elphin, along with the Ring o' Bells Public House and Nos. 131 to 137, and the cobbled approach and gateway, forms a cohesive group with Nos. 142 to 160 on the same street.
Local climate
Church of St Elphin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Gateway to Church of St Elphin
- 131 (Now Part of Ring O' Bells) and 133 (Church House)
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- 135 and 137, Church Street
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- Cromwell House
- 86 and 86a, Church Street
- General Wolfe Public House
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