St John the Evangelist's Church, Woodland explained

St John the Evangelist's Church, Woodland
Pushpin Map:Cumbria
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Map Caption:Location in Cumbria
Location:Woodland, Cumbria
Country:England
Coordinates:54.292°N -3.158°W
Website:St John the Evangelist, Woodland
Architect:E. G. Paley
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1864
Completed Date:1865
Construction Cost:Nearly £1,000
Parish:Broughton and Duddon
Deanery:Furness
Archdeaconry:Westmorland and Furness
Diocese:Carlisle
Province:York
Priest:Revd Stephen Tudway

St John the Evangelist's Church is in the hamlet of Woodland, about 4km (02miles) to the northeast of Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary Magdalene, Broughton-in-Furness, Holy Innocents, Broughton Mills, St John, Ulpha, and Holy Trinity, Seathwaite.

The church was built in 1864–65, and was the third church to be built on the site. The earlier churches had been built in 1698 and 1822. The present church was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, having been designed by him in 1862. It cost nearly £1,000 (equivalent to £ in), and provided seating for 150 people. In 1868–69 a parsonage was built for the church, which was also designed by Paley.

St John's is a small and simple church, like many other churches nearby, consisting of only a nave and an apse. It has a flat-topped bellcote, which is surmounted by four small spikes, each in the form of an obelisk.

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