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dates form this restoration. St Cuthberts is a Grade II listed building. The church has some very interesting features which include wooden carvings from St Peter's Church in Liverpool, many memorials to the Fleetwood and Hesketh families who owned most of the local area including the family seats of
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The sea at Southport in the past used to inundate much of what is the seafront today, and it is believed that St Cuthberts Church was constructed on a small hill which protected the church from flooding. Sea defences protect Southport and its suburbs from floods today.
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To the left of the churchyard entrance, adjacent to the church wall on St. Cuthbert's Road, are the old village stocks which date from 1741. They have become a landmark within the village and are an original feature to the village.
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on 21 September 1951. The Grade II designation—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". An active church in the
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There has been a church on the site of St Cuthbert's since at least as far back as the time of King
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by English Heritage. Historically, St Cuthbert's was the parish church of the
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extensively restored the church, leaving little trace of the 1806 work. The
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is buried at the church as it is the oldest church in the town.
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The Hesketh family, who inhabit the village's manor house,
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and was within the boundaries of the historic county of
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St Cuthbert's is located in Southport
53°39′37″N 2°57′43″W / 53.6604°N 2.9620°W / 53.6604; -2.9620
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SD 36526 18638
Churchtown, Merseyside
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