St Leonard's Church, Walton-le-Dale

St Leonard's, Walton-le-Dale
St Leonard's from the west
St Leonard's, Walton-le-Dale Location in the Borough of South Ribble
Coordinates: 53°44′51″N 2°39′59″W / 53.7476°N 2.6665°W / 53.7476; -2.6665
OS grid reference	SD 56141 28121
Location	Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Administration
Deanery	Leyland
Archdeaconry	Blackburn
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York

St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. In 1950 it was designated as a Grade II* listed building. Parts of the church date from the 16th century and the nave and transepts were rebuilt in the early 20th century.

Parts of St Leonard's—the chancel and tower—date from the 16th century. The nave from this period was replaced in 1795–1798 and transepts were added in 1815–1816.Restoration work took place in 1856. In 1864 the chancel was restored by E. G. Paley at the expense of Sir Henry de Hoghton and Richard Assheton; it was re-roofed, re-floored and refitted, and a reredos in Bath stone was added. The nave and transepts were completely rebuilt in 1902–1906 by John Pollard Seddon; St Leonard's was his final project. The new nave and transepts were built on almost the same plan as the previous ones because of the close proximity of graves surrounding the church.

St Leonard's was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 24 March 1950. The Grade II* designation is the second highest of the three grades. An active parish church in the Church of England, St Leonard's is part of the diocese of Blackburn, which is in the Province of York. It is in the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the Deanery of Leyland. The church is within the benefice of Samlesbury St Leonard the Less with Walton-le-Dale St Leonard.