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St Matthew's Church, Buckley
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St Matthew's Church, is in the town of Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Borderlands Mission Area, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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53.1745°N 3.0726°W / 53.1745; -3.0726 | |
OS grid reference | SJ 284,646 |
Location | Buckley, Flintshire |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St Matthew's, Buckley |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Matthew |
Dedicated | 1822 |
Consecrated | 25 September 1822 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 11 August 1997 |
Architect(s) | John Oates, Douglas and Minshull (reconstruction) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1821 |
Completed | 1905 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone, with timber-framed clerestory |
Administration | |
Province | Church in Wales |
Diocese | St Asaph |
Archdeaconry | Wrexham |
Deanery | Borderlands |
Parish | Church of St Matthew, Buckley, with the Church of the Good Shepherd, Drury |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Fr Neil Kelly |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Graeme Aldcroft |
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