St John the Evangelist, Lund

Situated off the road between Clifton and Salwick, this simple, small church can easily be missed by the passer-by. 'Lund' derives from the Old Norse lundr and Old Swedish lunder, both of which mean a grove or copse; but Lund doesn't exist as a place in Lancashire.

The church, in the heart of a rural parish, comprising the villages of Clifton, Salwick and Newton-with-Scales, dates from 1824, when the nave was built. It was later extended in 1852 with the addition of a sanctuary, and again in 1873 when the 60 foot high tower was added as a memorial to the first vicar, Revd Richard Moore. The octagonal southeast stair turret rises above the parapet of the tower.