St Andrew's Church, Ashton-on-Ribble
| St Andrew's Church, Ashton-on-Ribble | |
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Steeple of St Andrew's | |
St Andrew's Church, Ashton-on-Ribble Location in Preston | |
| 53°46′08″N 2°44′10″W / 53.7689°N 2.7360°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 516 305 |
| Location | Blackpool Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | www.standrewsashton.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Andrew |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 27 September 1979 |
| Architect | Ewan Christian (expansion) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1835 construction start: 1836 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Deanery | Preston |
| Parish | St Andrew, Ashton-on-Ribble |
| Clergy | |
| Minister | Revd James D. G. Nash (2011-) |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr Craig Lavender, Mr Dave Underhill |
| Parish administrator | Mrs Michelle Bateman |
St Andrew's Church is in Blackpool Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is the burial site of Edmund Robert Harris (c.1804 - 1877), the principal benefactor of a range of local institutions, from the Harris Museum to the Harris Technical School (now known as the University of Lancashire). He is buried in a triple coffin in the Church vault.