St Peter's Church in Colton, Cumbria

St Peter's Church in Westmorland and Furness, Colton is a Anglicana church. It is near Plum Green and is also known as St Peter's, Finsthwaite. The church belongs to the Diocese of Carlisle and is dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built in the Romanesque Revival architecture style and was built in 1874. The church is a listed building. St Peter's Church also exists in Claife, Broughton East and Martindale. Ⓦ.

Amenity
place of worship
Building Type
church

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St Peter's Church, Finsthwaite
St Peter's Church, Finsthwaite St Peter’s Church was founded in 1724 and was originally in the parish of Hawkshead. The church you see today, however was built in 1873-4, to a design by Paley and Austin, in slate and sandstone. – Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Ticket shops

  • Boat & Train Tickets – approx. 1,1 km.

Cafés

  • Oscar's Cafe (LA12 8AS) – approx. 1,1 km.

Caravan site

  • Black Beck Caravan Park – approx. 3,9 km.

Artwork

  • Otter – approx. 7,8 km.

Bus stops

  • Plum Green (S bound) – approx. 100 m.
  • Plum Green (N bound) – approx. 150 m.
  • Stott Park Bobbin Mill – approx. 550 m.
  • Lakeside Car Park – approx. 1,1 km.
  • Thwaite Head – approx. 3,6 km.
  • Whitestock Hall (S bound) – approx. 4,1 km.
  • Whitestock Hall (N bound) – approx. 4,1 km.
  • White Hart PH – approx. 4,6 km.
  • The White Hart – approx. 4,6 km.
  • Chapel Farm road end – approx. 6,5 km.

Stations

  • Lakeside – approx. 1,1 km.
  • Newby Bridge Halt – approx. 1,4 km.

Parking

  • Rigg Wood Car Park – approx. 8,3 km.
  • Dodgson Wood Car Park – approx. 8,5 km.

Museum

  • Hay Bridge Nature Reserve (John Strutt Conservation Foundation, opening hours: By appointment only, web) – approx. 3,2 km.

Tourist information offices

  • End of Road – approx. 7,6 km.
Inception 1874
Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture
Dedicated to Saint Peter
Diocese Diocese of Carlisle
Heritage designation Grade II* listed building
Located in Colton
Country United Kingdom
Website http://www.achurchnearyou.com/finsthwaite-st-peter/