A
Commissioners' church is an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by
Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related
Acts
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. Such churches have been given a number of titles, including "Commissioners' Churches", "Waterloo Churches" and "Million Act Churches". In some cases the Commissioners provided the full cost of the new church; in other cases they provided a grant and the balance was raised locally. This list contains the Commissioners' churches in the
East Midlands
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and the
West Midlands.
Key
Churches
See also
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List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England
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List of Commissioners' churches in London
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List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
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List of Commissioners' churches in southwest England
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List of Commissioners' churches in Wales
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List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire
References
Notes
Bibliography
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English Midlands
Commissioners' churches
Commissioners' churches in the English Midlands