St Hilary's Church, Wallasey is in the town of Wallasey, Wirral, England.
St Hilary's Church, Wallasey is in the town of Wallasey, Wirral, England. It consists of a church built in 1858–59 and the separate tower of a former medieval church. Both the church and the tower are Grade II listed buildings. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wallasey. The present building is believed to be the sixth church on the site. The first church is thought to have been built in Saxon times and was probably built of timber and of which there is no trace. Several stones have been found of a Norman structure on the site. It is thought that a new church was built between 1162 and 1182 by William de Waley. This was rebuilt and a tower added during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. The next rebuilding was in the age of Henry VIII when the tower of 1530 was reconstructed. In 1757, the church was described as ruinous and it was rebuilt. This structure was accidentally burnt down in 1857 and the church was rebuilt as a separate building in 1858–59, leaving the tower as a freestanding edifice. The architects of the present church were W. and J. Hay.
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Location: Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside, UK
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