St Helen's Church in Sefton Parish

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An early 20^th century view of St Helen’s parish church in Sefton.

Photograph Date	c1900
Location	Sefton Village
Photograph ID	SS_P73_14
Keywords	St Helen's, Church, Sefton, Parish, Village
Comments	Sefton Church is dedicated to St Helen and has been a place of continuous Christian worship for 850 years. The church is Grade 1 listed and is reputed to have been founded in 1170 by the Molyneux family, the local landowners. There is no trace of the original church beyond a few carved fragments, the present building dates from the 16th century. The tower, steeple and part of the north aisle are remains from a 14th century reconstruction. There is a wealth of monuments inside the church ranging from 16th century brasses of the Molyneux family, and the Neo-classical memorial to William Blundell of 1807.