The Parish of St Michael, Kirkham in the County of -- Lancashire --

	Kirkham, Parish Church of St Michael Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

The earliest evidence of a church on the site is in 684AD. The fabric of the present church dates from 1822 when the nave, designed by Robert Roper, an architect from Preston, was built. The cost of the nave was £5,000. In 1844 the tower and spire, designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe, were added at the west end. In 1853 the chancel was rebuilt, probably by Joseph Hansom, to make the altar visible from the nave The north and south galleries were removed in the middle of the 20th century and the area under the west gallery has been turned into a separate room. In 2004 it was discovered that the spire had developed structural problems because the iron ties reinforcing the stones had corroded. An appeal to repair the spire was launched. By the beginning of 2008 the work was nearing completion.

	Kirkham, Parish Church of St Michael Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

	The Interior of St Michael, Kirkham Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young