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    Preston England Temple

    Preston England Temple

    Temple Way, Hartwood Green
    Chorley
    Lancashire PR6 7EQ
    England

    Plans to construct the temple were announced 19 October 1992, Church leaders broke ground 12 June 1994, and Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, dedicated the Preston England Temple 7 June 1998. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in northern England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

       
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      The 60,000-square-foot temple’s exterior is Olympia white granite from Sardinia, Italy.

      Currently, there are more than 20 temples in various stages of construction or have been announced throughout the world.

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