Historic churches to visit in Cheshire
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Cheshire Travel Guide - Historic Churches

 Bunbury, St Boniface Church
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Bunbury, St Boniface Church The first record of a church at Bunbury comes from around 755 AD. That early building was constructed of wood, but we know that a church existed on the site in 1086, when it was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The first stone church that we know of dates to 1135, but this was replaced by the current building in 1320.
Vicarage Lane, Bunbury, Cheshire, England, CW6 9PZ

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: Superb chancel and chantry, 14th century alabaster tomb
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: At the junction of Wyche Road, Vicarage Lane, and Bowes Gate Road, in the centre of Bunbury
Website: Bunbury, St Boniface Church
Location map
OS SJ566577

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 Chester Cathedral
  

Chester Cathedral Here is a church which suffers much from the well-intentioned efforts of Victorian restorers. Chester was originally built by Saxon canons in the name of Saint Werburgh, a lady whose claim to sainthood was not harmed by having three Saxon kings as relatives. The church was raised to cathedral status by Henry VIII. In the interim the church gained magnificent woodcarving in the choirstalls (about 1380). Look closely at the carvings on the misericords and bench ends; aside from the obvious (St. Werburgh), there are details of Arthurian legend, Aesop's fables, and fabulous mythical beasts. At the shrine to St. Werburgh you can see the niches where medieval sufferers rested their heads while spending the night in a prayer for healing.
12 Abbey Square, Chester, Cheshire, England, CH1 2HU

Attraction Type: Cathedral
Heritage Highlight: 14th century carvings in the choir stalls
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Chester Cathedral
Phone: 01244 324 756
Fax: 01244 341 110
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Details of Chester Cathedral
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 Chester, St John the Baptist Church
  

Chester, St John the Baptist Church One of the finest pre-Conquest churches in England, and the most impressive Norman church in Cheshire, St John the Baptist was founded in 689 AD by AEthelred, King of Mercia, as a Saxon Minster church. AEthelred probably reused the site of a much earlier Romano-Chritian shrine or church building.
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist Chester, Vicar's Lane/Little St John Street Chester, Cheshire, England, CH1 1SN

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: Supern 12th century Norman architecture and a history dating to the 7th century
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Chester, St John the Baptist Church
Phone: 01244 403634
Fax: 01244 403634
Location map
OS SJ408660

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 Forest Chapel
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Forest Chapel Technically known as St Stephens this simple 17th century building is more popularly called the 'Forest Chapel'. St Stephen's was built in 1673 as a chapel of ease for Prestbury, and became the church for the combined parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough in 1906. It is now merged with Rainow parish.
Macclesfield Forest, Peak District, Cheshire, England

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: In the hamlet of Macclesfield Forest, signposted as 'Forest Chapel' from nearby minor roads. Best access is off the A537 about 5 miles east of Macclesfield.
Phone: 01625 572013
OS SJ974721

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 Gawsworth, St James Church
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Gawsworth, St James Church St James church in the leafy Cheshire village of Gawsworth stands on a rise above a picturesque pond, facing the medieval manor house of Gawsworth Hall. One of the most famous inhabitants of the Hall was Mary Fitton, once a lady in waiting to Elizabeth I, but more on her in a moment.
Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, SK11 9RJ

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: Fitton family memorials
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On Church Lane, beside Gawsworth Hall, just off the A536. Plenty of on road parking space.
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 Macclesfield, Christ Church
  

Macclesfield, Christ Church A Georgian town church built by a wealthy industrialist. Charles Roe made his fortune in the silk trade, and he provided the money for a fine new church in the centre of the burgeoning town of Macclesfield.
Bridge Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 6EG

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: Early example of cast iron columns in church architecture
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: In Macclesfield town centre on Bridge Street. There is a car park beside the church.
Website: Macclesfield, Christ Church
Churches Conservation Trust
Location map
OS SJ914736

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 Marton, St James and St Paul's Church
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Marton, St James and St Paul's Church Architectural historian Nickolaus Pevsner called Marton church 'one of the architectural gems of Cheshire', and when you see this delightful little timber framed church it is easy to see why; it is one of the earliest and best-preserved timber-framed churches in England, indeed, in all of Europe
Congleton Road, Marton, Cheshire, England, SK11 9HE

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: One of the oldest timber framed churches in Europe
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: At the southern edge of Marton village, on the A34. Parking area beside the church.
Location map
OS SJ850680

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 Over Peover, St Lawrence Church
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Over Peover, St Lawrence Church St Lawrence Church at Over Peover is an odd building, a curious mix of medieval and later Georgian architecture. It began in the 12th century as a chapel of ease for Rostherne, 7 miles distant. The Georgian nature of the church is most immediately obvious, as a curious two-faced sundial memorial dated to 1717 stands at the entrance to the footpath leading to the church. In the churchyard is a restored preaching cross thought to have been damaged by Parliamentary troops during the Civil War.
Peover Park, Over Peover, Cheshire, England, WA16 9HW

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: Superb Mainwaring tombs
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: In the grounds of Peover Hall, beside the manor
Website: Over Peover, St Lawrence Church
Location map
OS SJ771733

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 Siddington, All Saints Church
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Siddington, All Saints Church Siddington church stands on a hill overlooking the A34 on one side and idyllic countryside on the other. It is appart from the village core, as if it wandered off to gain some privacy. The first church here dates to the 14th century, but the earliest written record we have dates to 1474, when it appears to have been a chapel of ease for Prestbury, or possibly a domestic chapel for the Fittons of Siddington Hall.
Pexhill Road, Siddington, Cheshire, England, SK11 9PJ

Attraction Type: Church
Heritage Highlight: 14th century screen
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On Pexhill Road, just off the A34 (east side)
Location map
OS SJ869729

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