Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a parish church located on Horrobin Lane in Rivington. It is likely a rebuild from 1666 of an early 16th-century chapel, with alterations and restorations made in the late 19th century. The church is constructed from irregularly coursed sandstone with large quoins and features a slate roof. It has a nave with a south porch and a north vestry, as well as a chancel. The building is modest in size, with three square-headed three-light windows on each side. The south side has round-headed lights, while the north side has square-headed lights. There is a late 19th-century gabled porch situated between the central and western windows on the south side, and a modern vestry in a similar position on the north side. The west gable wall features a wide elliptical-headed doorway and an octagonal bell turret with a square base that is partly corbelled out, topped with a conical roof and a tall weathervane. The chancel includes a window with three round-headed lights on each side, along with a segmental-headed east window that has five lights and a transom.

Inside, the church has a roof supported by four collar trusses with bracing to the tie-beams and collars. There is an oak screen that includes some late medieval elements, and a late 16th-century oak octagonal pulpit on a stem, which features two linen-fold panels on each side. On the north wall, there is a genealogical painting that was copied in 1835 from a version created in 1821, which itself was based on a 16th-century original related to the Pilkington family. Additionally, there is an 18th-century brass chandelier with a fluted body and two tiers of arms.

Historically, this church served as a chapel of ease built in the late 15th century and was rebuilt or restored by Richard Pilkington around 1540. The Pilkington family were tenants-in-chief of the Duchy of Lancaster and were responsible for building Rivington Hall.