Residence for Father next to the French church (6)
I believe the answer is:
palace
'residence' is the definition.
(palace is a kind of residence)
'father next to the french church' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'next to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the french' becomes 'la'.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'pa'+'la'+'ce'='PALACE'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for palace that I've seen before include "football team" , "Official residence of a sovereign" , "See 16" , "See 23" , "Sovereign's residence" .)