Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Blackburn,

Archdeaconry of BLACKBURN

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
ACCRINGTON	9	12	18
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN	16	20	24
BURNLEY	10	12	14
CHORLEY	16	22	25
LEYLAND	16	19	19
PENDLE	6	11	12
WHALLEY	15	25	32
Totals	88	121	144

 

47.93% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Hodder Valley	5
Clitheroe, Chatburn and Downham	4
Christ Church and Saint James Accrington	3
Accrington St Andrew, St Mary Magdalen and St Peter and Church Kirk	3
Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury	3
The Bowland Benefice	3
Croston, Bretherton and Mawdesley with Bispham	3
Foulridge, Laneshawbridge and Trawden	3
Hoddlesden Saint Paul's and Darwen Saint Barnabas	3
North and East Blackburn	3
Oswaldtwistle	3
West Pendleside	3
Accrington St Jo w Huncoat	2
Appley Bridge and Parbold	2
Altham w Clayton le Moors	2
Bamber Bridge St Aidan and Walton-le-Dale St Leonard	2
Barrowford St. Thomas and Newchurch-in-Pendle St.	2
Baxenden St John the Baptist and Accrington St Paul	2
Blackburn St Aidan and Blackburn St Luke, St Mark, St Philip	2
Blackburn Saint Stephen and Saint James	2