1850 Guide page 10
 The parish church, dedicated to St.Cuthbert, is a handsome brick
edifice, consisting of nave, chancel, side aisles, and porch,
with a tower at the west end. It was rebuilt in 1834, and
supplanted another which was erected in 1770, on the site of the
original fabric, which existed as early as the 12th century.
This is evident from the terms of the grant made in the reign of
King Richard, by Richard Fitz Roger, who gave to God and the
monks of Durham all his land of Lytham, with the church of that
town, that they might found a Benedictine cell there, to the
honour of Street Mary and StreetCuthbert, which was accordingly
done. The foundation stone of the present church was laid on the
20th of March, 1834, by Thomas Clifton, Esq., who contributed
£500. towards its erection. Mrs. Fisher contributed £300., and
the subscription was aided by a grant from the society for
building churches and chapels. It is lighted by spacious
windows, all of beautifully stained glass. Here are several
marble monuments, perpetuating the memory of some members of the
Clifton family, with the usual Catholic conclusion-RIP. or,
requiescat in peace, to their inscriptions.The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the gift of Thomas Clifton, Esq., and
incumbency of the Rev. Richard Barton Robinson, who resides in
the Parsonage house, a very commodious and pleasant residence
near the church. The curacy has been endowed with about £ 1000.
in land and money, of which the sum of £800. was received from
Queen Anne's bounty, and it has been returned as of the annual
value of £131.The tithes of the parish were commuted, in 1840,
for £568. 4s. Id., of which £548. 4s. Id. are for the great, and
£20. for the small tithes. The church stands about a quarter of
a mile west of the town, and is nearly surrounded by a thriving
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