Churches in Cheshire

Discover the wonder of Cheshire's sacred heritage.

Holiday in Cheshire and discover a plethora of churches in our county of contrasts; from the county seat of Chester, founded as a Roman fort to rural villages with their black and white half timbered buildings; from market towns with local red sandstone buildings to the rich legacy left behind from the Industrial Revolution.

Every church has a story to tell and the history of Cheshire can be told through its churches. Explore Cheshire's glorious churches below.

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Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral is many things to many people: a vibrant community of worship, an ancient abbey, an archaeological treasure, a cultural hub, a centre of musical excellence, a unique blend of modern and medieval history.
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St Mary's Church

Macclesfield

St Mary's is a 'living church' in the community but it also attracts many visitors. Open to visitors, Sun, 1400-1630.
St Mary's Priory Church

Warrington

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St Oswald

Knutsford

The oldest parts of the church date back to the 14th century, which would make it one of the oldest timber framed churches in Europe.

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1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
St Elphin's Parish Church

Warrington

Dedicated to ST ELPHIN it is the oldest building in Warrington and has a continuous history - fulfilling the purpose for which it was built in 650 AD.
St Michaels Church

Macclesfield

Services are held every Sunday at 9:30am and 11:00am and on Thursdays at 10:30am
St Christopher's Church

Pott Shrigley

St. Christopher’s Church is a Grade I listed building constructed in millstone grit (a local stone), with a tower parapet and window and door framings in grey sandstone.
Holy Trinity Church

Warrington

Place of worship, for followers of the Church of England.
Sutton St James Church

Macclesfield

Built in 1840 after an energetic campaign by the silk manufacturing gentry to provide a place of worship for local agricultural workers, the attractive Parish Church of Sutton St James marks a meeting point between the foothills of the Peak District.
St Stephens Church (Forest Chapel)

Macclesfield

It is a popular and delightful walk from Tegg’s Nose Country Park to Forest Chapel, in the beautiful hilly surroundings of Macclesfield Forest. The first church was built here in 1673, but the present building only dates from 1834.
St James the Great

Macclesfield

Outside, admire the great 15th century tower (103ft high) and the many excellent window corbels with dripstones, shields of arms and gargoyles
St John the Baptist Chester

Chester

Open daily to the public, the architecture is priceless.
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St Bartholomew's

Wirral

Overlooking fields that descend to the shores of the River Dee, St Bartholomew's is built entirely of local sandstone and is a splendid example of a Victorian revival of mid gothic architecture.

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Knutsford Methodist Church

Knutsford

Knutsford Methodist Church (KMC) was built in 1864 in the styles of early English Gothic complete with church rooms at the rear.

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St Oswald's Church

Warrington

The present St Oswald Church was built in 1358 but since then parts of it have been rebuilt or restored.

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1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021Various Opening Times
St James and St Paul

Macclesfield

One of the finest examples of the Medieval wooden church remaining in England today, this beautiful little half timbered, black and white church is indeed claimed to be one of the oldest surviving specimens of wood and plaster churches in Europe.
Christ Church

Macclesfield

This large and impressive town church was built in 1775-76 at the expense of Charles Roe, founder of Macclesfield’s silk industry.

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St Mary's Parish of Eastham

Wirral

A welcoming Anglican church with a diverse congregation from the local community and slightly beyond.

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1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
St Mary's

Congleton

Described by Pevsner as ‘one of the most exciting Cheshire churches’ with plenty of bosses and also some dainty openwork pendants’.

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1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
All Saints Church and Lewis Carroll Centre

Warrington

Birthplace of the author of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The Church has fine examples of Jacobean carving, a ‘Green Man’, Victorian stained glass, and a memorial window to Lewis Carroll.

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1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
St Bartholomew Church

Wilmslow

The Parish Church of St. Bartholomew is today structurally almost the same as it was when it was reconstructed in the early 16th century.