St Bartholomew's Church, Burnley is the Anglican Parish Church of the small suburb of Burnley, historically considered part of Richmond, in inner-suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Known colloquially as "St Bart's", the parish is in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and is well known as belonging to the Anglo-Catholic or High Church tradition.LocationThe church and adjacent hall complex are located at 290 Burnley Street, Richmond on the western side of Burnley Street at the corner of Boyd Street, halfway between Swan Street and Bridge Road.Although St Bartholomew's is the Anglican Parish Church of Burnley, the parish land and buildings are located in Richmond, as Burnley Street is the suburban boundary: Burnley to the east and Richmond to the west.Early historyIn 1870, land was granted to the Anglican Church by the Victorian Government. In 1883, as settlement in the area had developed fully, a committee was formed to raise funds for the purpose of constructing a new church in Burnley.The decision to name the new church after St Bartholomew is thought to have been a result of two factors: one of the predominant local industries in Burnley in the 1880s was tanning; St Bartholomew is the Patron Saint of Tanners, and the meeting which led to the erection of the first wooden church building took place in August; St Bartholomew's Feast Day is 24 August.