List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness

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This article lists places of worship in the English town of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow was a town built on industry and up until the late 19th century was only a small village. The population skyrocketed in a matter of decades to a peak of over 70,000, as a result the majority of the town's places of worship were built in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Many were only temporary timber structures and soon replaced by the present buildings. According to the 2001 UK Census, 81.03% of Barrow's population identified as Christian with 0.58% of individuals stating another religion (the majority being Muslims and Buddhists). However these figures are currently outdated, as even in 2001 7.59% of individuals didn't state a religion (as opposed to stating 'no religion') as well as the fact that between 2001 and 2007, the ethnic minority population of Barrow has almost trebled in size. [1] All current places of worship in Barrow belong to denominations of Christianity, although three Jewish Synagogues were sited in the town in the early 20th century. [2] Despite this, the Kadampa Buddhist Temple and Manjushri Mahayana Centre which are located on the outskirts of the borough are amongst the oldest Buddhist centres in the western world. The nearest Mosque to the town is sited in Lancaster, the nearest Synagogue in Blackpool and Gurudwara in Preston. [3]

Contents

This list also includes churches in the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness.

Existing places of worship

Below is a list of current buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness.

Christian churches

The borough has an estimated 33 active churches for 67,300 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 2,039 people.

NameImageWardDedicationReferenceYearDenomination ChristianGradeBeneficeNotes
Grace Church BarrowRoosecote [4] 2017CoE PlantSouth Barrow TeamPlanted in the Holbeck & Roose area in 2017.
St Peter, Ireleth with Askam Askam and Ireleth Peter [5] 1865 CoE Askam and DaltonChapel (to Dalton parish church) existed since 1608
Askam Methodist Church Askam and Ireleth [6] Methodist SW Cumbria United Area
St Mary, Dalton-in-Furness Dalton Town with Newton Mary [5] Medieval CoE Askam and DaltonPresent church built 1883-1885
Our Lady of the Rosary & St Margaret of Scotland, Dalton Dalton Town with Newton Mary & Margaret [7] Roman Catholic Ulverston & Dalston
Dalton Community Church Dalton Town with Newton [8] Methodist / URC SW Cumbria United Area
St Peter, Lindal and Marton Lindal and Marton Peter 1875 CoE Pennington, Lindal, BardseaCurrent building 1886. Benefice includes two churches in South Lakeland
St Francis, Barrow St Francis Church, Ormsgill.jpg Ormsgill Francis of Assisi [9] 1955 CoE North Barrow Team
St Pius' Roman Catholic Church St Pius X Catholic Church, Ormsgill.jpg Ormsgill Pope Pius X [10] 1955 Roman Catholic
St Paul, Newbarns & Hawcoat Hawcoat Paul [11] 1871 CoE Current church and front facade extended in the 20th century. [12]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hawcoat 1998 Latter Day Saint
St James, Barrow St James' Church, Barrow.jpg Hindpool James [9] 1869 CoE II* [13] North Barrow TeamBarrow's 2nd oldest Anglican church. Holds 1,000 worshippers. 150 ft spire [14]
St Mark, Barrow St Mark's Church - geograph.org.uk - 486654.jpg Hindpool Mark [15] 1989 CoE Original church completed in 1877. Restored after WWII bombing. [16]
St Mary of Furness, Barrow St Marys of Furness.jpg Hindpool Mary [17] 1858 Roman Catholic II [18] Our Lady of Furness ParishThe spire of the church was added in 1888. [19]
Hartington St Methodist Church Hindpool [6] 1874 Methodist SW Cumbria United AreaOriginally known as Bethel Primitive Methodist. [20]
The Salvation Army Salvation Army, Barrow-in-Furness.jpg Hindpool [21] 1910 Salvation Army
Trinity Church Centre Trinity Church, Barrow-in-Furness.jpg Parkside Trinity [6] 1902 Methodist / URC SW Cumbria United AreaAKA Abbey Road Wesleyan Methodist. Original church completed 1876. [22]
Abbey Road Baptist Church Parkside 1958 Baptist Union
Spring Mount Christian Fellowship Parkside [23] Independent
St Aidan, Barrow Newbarns Aidan of Lindisfarne [24] 1967 CoE South Barrow TeamOriginal hall (now vicarage) completed in 1952, extended 1967. [25]
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church Newbarns Holy Family [17] 1951 Roman Catholic Our Lady of Furness Parish
Beacon Hill Methodist Church Newbarns [6] 1956 Methodist SW Cumbria United Area
St George, Barrow St George's Church, Barrow.jpg Central George [24] 1860 CoE II [26] South Barrow TeamBarrow's oldest existing Anglican church. [27]
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Central Sacred Heart [17] 1929 Roman Catholic Our Lady of Furness ParishOriginal chapel opened 1902 [28]
Ramsden Street United Reformed Church Central [29] 1864 URC SW Cumbria United Area
Emmanuel Community Church Central Jesus [30] 1995Independent
Risedale Gospel Hall Risedale [31] Gospel Hall [32]
St John, Barrow St John's Church, Barrow Island.jpg Barrow Island John the Evangelist 1935 CoE II [33] Original church completed in 1876 [34]
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church St Patrick's RC Church, Barrow Island.jpg Barrow Island Patrick [17] 1933 Roman Catholic Our Lady of Furness ParishOriginal church completed 1885 [35]
Vickerstown Methodist Church Walney North [6] Methodist SW Cumbria United Area
St Columba's Roman Catholic Church Walney South Columba [17] 1958 Roman Catholic Our Lady of Furness Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Walney St Mary's Church, Vickerstown.jpg Walney South Mary [36] 1930 CoE II [37] A church has existed on the site since 1577 [38]

Churches belonging to groups not universally recognised as Christian

NameImageWard/parishWebFoundedDenominationNotes
Harley St Spiritualist Church Spiritualist Church, Harley Street, Barrow - geograph.org.uk - 618285.jpg Hindpool Spiritualism
Spiritualists Psychological Hall [39] Spiritualism

Former places of worship

Below is a list of current or former buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness, but no longer serve this purpose.

NameImageWardDenominationBuiltGradeNotes
Abbey Road/ Ainslie Street Synagogue Parkside Judaism1900Barrow's first synagogue was built in 1902 and closed in 1913. [40]
Christ Church Hindpool Methodism 1875Opened in 1875, the Christ Church Methodist New Connexion was almost completely destroyed by World War II bombing, small parts of the lower church still stand today and house a gym. [41]
Crellin Street Synagogue Hindpool Judaism1920Barrow's growing Ashkenazi Jewish population relocated to a larger synagogue between 1918 and 1925. [40]
Emmanuel Church Parkside Congregationalist 1900A small chapel opened on the site in 1876 and was extended in 1900. Rising maintenance costs lead to the building being abandoned, it was demolished in 1993 and an elderly home is now on the site. [42]
Forshaw Street Primitive Methodist Hindpool Methodism 1866Opened in 1866 and closed in 1953, the site of the former church is now home to a furniture store and part of Debenhams, Portland Walk. [43]
Greengate Street Wesleyan Methodist Central Methodism 1876Opened in 1876 and closed around 1996, before construction of new buildings began on the site in 2001. [44]
Hindpool Road Congregational Central Congregationalist 1863The first church to be built on the site opened in 1857, the current building was completed in 1863 although it closed in 1931. The current building houses a garage. [45]
Hindpool Road Wesleyan Methodist Central Methodism 1862Opened in 1862 and closed in 1935, the former church building is now 'Scorpio' nightclub. [45]
King's Hall Wesleyan Methodist Hartington Street - geograph.org.uk - 485883.jpg Hindpool Methodism 1907From construction in 1907 until 1951, King's Hall served as a church although it has served various purposes since. [46]
Marsh Street Primitive Methodist Central Methodism 1875Opened in 1875 and closed in 1953, the church building is currently derelict. [47]
Roose Methodist Church Roosecote Methodism Closed 2016 [48]
Roose Road Bible Christian Risedale Methodism 1875Opened in 1875 and closed in 1976, the church building has served various purposes since. [49]
School Street Synagogue Hindpool Judaism62 School Street functioned as Barrow's only synagogue between 1925 and 1974 when the local Jewish population dwindled to around a dozen. [40]
St Luke, Barrow St Luke's Church - geograph.org.uk - 726612.jpg Risedale CoE 1964Original church 1877. [50] Redundant 2008 and demolished 2017. [51]
St Matthew, Barrow Ormsgill CoE 1967Original church completed 1877. [52] Closed 2015
St Michael, Rampside Parish church of St Michael, Roosebeck.jpg Roosecote (Rampside) CoE 1840Benefice includes three churches in South Lakeland. Chapel of ease on site dates back to 1621. Closed 2016 [53]
St Perran, Roose Roosecote CoE 1967Closed 2014
St Mary of Furness monastery

FurnessAbbey.jpg 		Newbarns Cistercian 1123I [54] Founded in 1123 and disestablished and destroyed in 1537 by Henry VII's Reformation. Better known as Furness Abbey it was once the second richest and most powerful cistercian monastery in the country. [44]
Stonedyke Methodist Chapel Roose Methodism 1877Opened in 1877 and closed in 1991, the church building is derelict. [55]
Storey Square United Methodist Free Church United Methodist Free Church - geograph.org.uk - 486659.jpg Central Methodism 1894The first church on the site opened in 1874, and the current building was completed in 1894, the church closed in 1952 and was demolished in 2010. [56]
Trinity Church Presbyterian Church, Barrow.jpg Hindpool Presbyterianism 1867II [57] Once one of Barrow's largest functioning churches, Trinity church was closed in 1971 and has been derelict since. In 2005, a fire destroyed the abandoned building even more and it was ultimately demolished in 2013. [58]

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