Grade_I_listed_churches_in_Cheshire

Grade I listed churches in Cheshire

Grade I listed churches in Cheshire

Churches in Cheshire, England


Cheshire is a county in North West England. In 1974 parts of the historical county of Cheshire were transferred to Greater Manchester and to Merseyside, and parts of the historical county of Lancashire were incorporated into Cheshire, including the towns of Widnes and Warrington. The unitary authorities of Halton and Warrington were created in 1998, and in 2009 the rest of the county was divided into two further unitary authorities: Cheshire East, and Cheshire West and Chester. The ceremonial county of Cheshire consists of those four unitary authorities.[1]

St Laurence's Church, Frodsham

In England, buildings are given listed building status by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, acting on the recommendation of Historic England.[2] This gives the structure national recognition and protection against alteration or demolition without authorisation. Grade I listed buildings are defined as being of "exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important"; only 2.5 per cent of listed buildings are included in this grade.[3] This is a complete list of Grade I listed churches and chapels in Cheshire as recorded in the National Heritage List for England.

Christian churches have existed in Cheshire since the Anglo-Saxon era, but no significant Saxon features remain in its listed churches. Surviving Norman architecture is found, notably in Chester Cathedral and St John the Baptist, Chester.[4] Most of the remaining churches in this list are in the Gothic style, dating between the 13th and the 17th centuries, predominantly in the Perpendicular style.[5] There are some examples of Neoclassical architecture, including St Peter, Aston-by-Sutton,[6] and St Peter, Congleton.[7] The only buildings in the list dating from a later period, both from the 19th century, are Waterhouse's Eaton Chapel in French Rayonnant style,[8] and Bodley's Church of St Mary at Eccleston, in Gothic Revival style.[9] Churches with a significant amount of timber-framing, which has in some cases been encased in brick, include St Michael, Baddiley,[10] St Luke, Holmes Chapel,[11] St Oswald, Lower Peover,[12] and St James and St Paul, Marton.[13]

The county town of Chester has an important Roman history, but as a result of the 1974 reorganisation the largest settlement is Warrington. The local economy is mixed, with a mainly agricultural heartland and industrial towns in the north involved in heavy engineering, chemicals, and textiles.[14] Most of the county's bedrock is sandstone, with limestone deposits in the northeast, both of which provide the major building materials for the churches.[15] There are also a significant number of surviving timber-framed buildings in the county, some of them churches.[16]

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  18. Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Baddiley (1138586)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
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  20. Historic England, "Church of St Bertoline, Barthomley (1330063)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
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  29. Historic England, "St Mary's Centre, Chester (1376382)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  30. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Chester (1376247)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
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  41. Historic England, "Church of St James, Gawsworth (1139497)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  42. Historic England, "Church of St Wilfrid, Grappenhall and Thelwall (1139320)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
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  44. Historic England, "Church of St Mary and All Saints, Great Budworth (1139156)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  45. Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Holmes Chapel (1231322)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
  46. Historic England, "Brook Street Unitarian Chapel, Knutsford (1388306)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
  47. Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Nether Peover (1139104)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
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  49. Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Malpas (1135959)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 May 2012
  50. Historic England, "Church of St James and St Paul, Marton (1139465)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
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  52. Historic England, "Church of St Wilfrid, Mobberley (1139554)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  53. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 492–495
  54. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Nantwich (1206059)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  55. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 503–504
  56. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Nether Alderley (1138849)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  57. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 512–513
  58. Historic England, "Church of St Helen, Northwich (1329880)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  59. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 518–519
  60. Historic England, "Church of St Lawrence, Peover Superior (1139274)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  61. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 528–529
  62. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Mickle Trafford (1279021)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  63. Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 542–543
  64. Historic England, "Church of St Christopher, Pott Shrigley (1277234)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
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  66. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Prestbury (1221919)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  67. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Rostherne (1230301)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012
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  69. Historic England, "Church of St Edith, Shocklach (1228322)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  70. Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Shotwick (1145903)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
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  81. Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Winwick (1278428)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 May 2012

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