St Margaret's Church, Grade I listed church in Hornby-with-Farleton, England
St Margaret's Church is a Gothic-style parish church with an octagonal sandstone tower divided into three stages. The tower displays carved gargoyles and features a crenellated top crowned with decorative pinnacles.
The tower was constructed in 1514 under the direction of Sir Edward Stanley, Lord Mounteagle, while the nave underwent rebuilding in 1817. Further modifications came in 1888 when Victorian-era changes updated the interior spaces.
The building holds fragments of Anglo-Saxon crosses that connect it to centuries of worship on this site. These stone pieces offer a tangible link to the religious life that existed long before the current structure was built.
The church functions as an active Anglican parish with regular worship services under the Diocese of Blackburn. It shares ministerial responsibilities with neighboring parishes in the surrounding area.
The bell tower holds eight bells, with six cast by Abel Rudhall in 1761 and two added by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1922. This mix of centuries-old and modern bells represents different periods of the church's musical history.
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