List of churches in Cheshire

This is a list of Christian churches in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

Church of England

The Anglican churches in the county are either part of the diocese of Chester or the diocese of Liverpool. Since the mid nineteenth century, Chester diocese has been divided into two archdeaconries, the Chester Archdeaconry and the Macclesfield Archdeaconry. Each archdeaconry is divided into a number of deaneries, some of which are outside the ceremonial county of Cheshire.^[1] All the Cheshire churches in the diocese of Liverpool are in Warrington Archdeaconry.^[2] When the diocese was originally created in 1541, it was much larger with twenty deaneries and no archdeaconries.^[3] (See History of the Diocese of Chester.)

Diocese of Chester

Chester Archdeaconry

Chester Deanery

St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashton Hayes St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow Holy Trinity Without-the-Walls Church, Blacon Christ Church, Chester St John the Baptist's Church, Chester St Paul's Church, Chester St Peter's Church, Chester St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester St James' Church, Christleton St Mary's Church, Dodleston St Mary's Church, Eccleston St John the Baptist's Church, Guilden Sutton

St Mary Without-the-Walls Church, Handbridge All Saints' Church, Hoole St Luke's Church, Huntington St Philip's Church, Kelsall St Mark's Church, Saltney St Michael's Church, Plas Newton St Peter's Church, Plemstall St Mary's Church, Pulford St Matthew's Church, Saltney (closed 2000) St Andrew's Church, Tarvin The Holy Ascension Church, Upton-by-Chester

Frodsham Deanery

St John the Evangelist's Church, Alvanley Christ Church, Crowton St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill St Laurence's Church, Frodsham St Paul's Church, Helsby St James' Church, Ince St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsley St John the Evangelist's Church, Manley St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley

All Saints Church, Runcorn Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn St Andrew's Church, Grange, Runcorn St Berteline and St Christopher's Church, Norton, Runcorn St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston, Runcorn St Mark's Church, Hallwood, Runcorn (Ecumenical) St Mary's Church, Halton, Runcorn St Michael and All Angels Church, Runcorn St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors

Great Budworth Deanery

St Mark's Church, Antrobus St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton Christ Church, Barnton All Saints' Church, Daresbury St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth Christ Church, Latchford St Hilda's Church, Latchford

St James' Church, Latchford St Michael and All Angels Church, Little Leigh St Luke's Church, Lower Whitley St Mary's Church, Lymm St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath St Matthew's Church, Stretton All Saints Church, Thelwall St John the Evangelist's Church, Walton, Warrington

Malpas Deanery

St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford Holy Trinity Church, Bickerton St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley St Mary's Church, Bruera St Boniface's Church, Bunbury St John's Church, Burwardsley St Mary's Church, Coddington St Chad's Church, Farndon All Saints Church, Handley St Peter's Church, Hargrave St Oswald's Church, Malpas

St Michael's Church, Marbury St Edith's Church, Shocklach St Helen's Church, Tarporley St Alban's Church, Tattenhall St John's Church, Threapwood St Mary's Church, Tilston St Jude's Church, Tilstone Fearnall St Chad's Chapel, Tushingham St Chad's Church, Tushingham St Peter's Church, Waverton St Mary's Church, Whitewell

Middlewich Deanery

St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley St Wilfrid's Church, Davenham St Peter's Church, Delamere St John the Baptist's Church, Hartford St Peter's Church, Little Budworth St John the Evangelist's Church, Lostock Gralam St. Michael and All Angels, Middlewich St Stephen's Church, Moulton Holy Trinity Church, Northwich

St Helen Witton Church, Northwich St Luke's Church, Northwich St Chad's Church, Over St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandiway St Mary's Church, Weaverham Christ Church, Wharton St Mary's Church, Whitegate St John the Evangelist's Church, Winsford

Wirral South Deanery

St Oswald's Church, Backford St Nicholas' Church, Burton Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst Christ Church, Ellesmere Port (closed 1994) All Saints Church, Great Saughall St John the Evangelist's Church, Great Sutton

St Paul's Church, Hooton St Mary's and St Helen's Church, Neston St Thomas' Church, Parkgate St Michael's Church, Shotwick Christ Church, Willaston

Macclesfield Archdeaconry

Bowdon Deanery

St Peter's Church, Oughtrington

St Elizabeth's Church, Ashley

Chadkirk Deanery

• St Mary's Church, Disley

Cheadle Deanery

St Chad's Church, Handforth

St George's Church, Poynton

Congleton Deanery

Christ Church, Alsager St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager St Mary's Church, Astbury St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley St Oswald's Church, Brereton All Saints Church, Church Lawton St James' Church, Congleton St John the Evangelist's Church, Congleton St Peter's Church, Congleton St Stephen's Church, Congleton Christ Church, Eaton St Peter's Church, Elworth

St Luke's Church, Goostrey St Philip's Church, Hassall Green St Luke's Church, Holmes Chapel St Michael's Church, Hulme Walfield St Luke's Church, Oakhanger All Saints Church, Odd Rode St Mary's Church, Sandbach St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood St Leonard's Church, Warmingham Christ Church, Wheelock St Peter's Church, Swettenham

Knutsford Deanery

St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge St Catherine's Church, Birtles Holy Trinity Church, Bollington St John the Evangelist's Church, Chelford St John's Church, High Legh St Mary's Chapel, High Legh St Cross Church, Knutsford St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford St John's Church, Lindow St Oswald's Church, Lower Peover

All Saints Church, Marthall St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover St Paul's Church, Over Tabley St Mary's Church, Rostherne St Peter's Church, Tabley St John the Evangelist's Church, Toft St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow Christ Church, Woodford

Macclesfield Deanery

St John the Baptist's Church, Bollington St Oswald's Church, Bollington Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bosley Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne Forest Chapel St James' Church, Gawsworth St Thomas' Church, Henbury Holy Trinity, Hurdsfield All Saints Church, Macclesfield Holy Trinity Church, Macclesfield St Barnabas, Church, Macclesfield St John the Evangelist's Church, Macclesfield St Michael's Church, Macclesfield

St Paul's Church, Macclesfield St Peter's Church, Macclesfield St James' and St Paul's Church, Marton St Michael's Church, North Rode St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley St Peter's Church, Prestbury Holy Trinity Church, Rainow St John the Baptist's Church, Saltersford All Saints Church, Siddington St James' Church, Sutton Church of the Resurrection, Upton Priory St Saviour's Church, Wildboarclough St Michael's Church, Wincle

Nantwich Deanery

St Mary's Church, Acton St James' Church, Audlem St Michael's Church, Baddiley St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam St Bartholomew's Church, Church Minshull St Michael's Church, Coppenhall All Saints Church, Crewe Christ Church, Crewe St Andrew's Church, Crewe St Barnabas' Church, Crewe St John the Baptist's Church, Crewe St Paul's Church, Crewe

St Peter's Church, Crewe St Michael and All Angels Church, Crewe Green St John's Church, Doddington St Matthew's Church, Haslington St Peter's Church, Leighton-cum-Minshull Vernon St Mary's Church, Nantwich All Saints Church, Weston St David's Church, Wettenhall Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston St Oswald's Church, Worleston St Margaret's Church, Wrenbury St Chad's Church, Wybunbury

Diocese of Liverpool

Archdeaconry of Warrington

Warrington Deanery

• Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
• St Ann's Church, Warrington
• St Barnabas' Church, Warrington
• St Elphin's Church, Warrington
• St Andrew's Church, Orford, Warrington
• St Margaret and All Hallows Church, Orford, Warrington
• St Mark's Church, Dallam, Warrington
• Christ Church, Padgate, Warrington
• Church of the Ascension, Woolston, Warrington
• Church of the Transfiguration, Birchwood, Warrington
• Church of the Resurrection and St Bridget's, Cinnamon Brow, Warrington (shared with Roman Catholics)
• St Philip's Church, Westbrook, Warrington
• St James' Church, Westbrook, Warrington
• St Paul's Church, Penketh, Warrington
• St Mary's Church, Great Sankey, Warrington

Widnes Deanery

• St Mary's Church, Hale
• St Michael with St Thomas Church
• St Ambrose's Church, Widnes
• St Basil and All Saints Church, Hough Green, Widnes (shared with Roman Catholics)

St John's Church, Widnes St Luke's Church, Farnworth, Widnes St Mary's Church, Widnes St Paul's Church, Widnes Winwick Deanery St Michael's Church, Burtonwood, Warrington Christ Church, Croft with Southworth, Warrington All Saints Church, Glazebury, Warrington Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth, Warrington St Oswald's Church, Winwick, Warrington St Helen's Church, Hollinfare, Warrington Roman Catholic The Roman Catholic churches in Cheshire are part of either the diocese of Shrewsbury[4] or the archdiocese of Liverpool. The Cheshire churches in the archdiocese of Liverpool are in the pastoral areas of Warrington and Widnes.[5] Diocese of Shrewsbury St Pius X Church, Alderley Edge St Gabriel's Church, Alsager St Monica's Church, Appleton Our Lady of Fatima's Church, Barnton St Gregory's Church, Bollington St Francis' Church, Chester St Clare's Church, Chester St Columba's Church, Chester St Theresa's Church, Chester St Werburgh's Church, Chester St Mary's Church, Congleton St Mary's Church, Crewe Church of Our Lady of the Sea, Ellesmere Port St Bernard's Church, Ellesmere Port St Luke's Church, Frodsham St Saviour's Church, Great Sutton St Benedict's Church, Handforth St Margaret's Church, Holmes Chapel St Mary of the Angels Church, Hooton St Vincent de Paul's Church, Knutsford Our Lady and St Augustine's Church, Latchford St Winefride's Church, Lymm St Alban's Church, Macclesfield St Edward the Confessor's Church, Macclesfield St Joseph's Church, Malpas St Mary's Church, Middlewich St Cuthbert's Church, Mouldsworth St Anne's Church, Nantwich St Winefride's Church, Neston St Wilfrid's Church, Northwich St Paul's Church, Poynton Holy Spirit Church, Runcorn Our Lady's Church, Runcorn St Augustine's Church, Runcorn St Edward's Church, Runcorn St Martin de Porres' Church, Runcorn St Winefride's Church, Sandbach St Thomas Becket's Church, Tarporley St Plegmund's Church, Tattenhall St Bede's Church, Weaverham Sacred Heart and St Teresa's Church, Wilmslow St Joseph's Church, Winsford Archdiocese of Liverpool Warrington Pastoral Area St Paul of the Cross Church, Burtonwood St Stephen's Church, Orford St Joseph's Church, Penketh Sacred Heart Church, Warrington St Alban's Church, Warrington Church of the Resurrection and St Bridget's Church, Cinnamon Brow St Anselm's Chapel, Warrington St Benedict's Church, Warrington St Mary's Church, Warrington St Oswald's Church, Warrington St Peter and St Michael's Church, Woolston Widnes Pastoral Area Holy Family Church, Cronton Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Hough Green, Widnes St Basil and All Saints Church, Widnes St Bede's Church, Widnes St John Fisher's Church, Widnes St Michael's Church, Ditton, Widnes St Pius X Church, Widnes St Raphael the Archangel's Church, Widnes Methodist The Methodist churches are part of the Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District,[6] the Manchester and Stockport District or the Liverpool District.[7] Each district is divided into circuits. Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District Chester Circuit Bretton Caldy Valley Neighbourhood Church Christleton Garden Lane, Guilden Sutton (closed 2013) Hamilton Street, Hoole Huxley Mickle Trafford Rowton Saltney Saughall Tarvin Road, Boughton Wesley Congleton Circuit Bosley Brookhouse Green Cloud Congleton Edge Davenport Key Green Lower Withington Rood Lane Trinity Wellspring Crewe Circuit Bradfield Rd Hough North Street St.Mark's St.John's St.Stephen's Wells Green. Delamere Forest Circuit Bunbury with Tiverton Frodsham Helsby Kelsall Kingsley, Blakelees Kingsley, The Hurst Norley Oakmere with Ashton Tarporley Tarvin Middlewich Circuit Bradshaw Brook Goostrey Holmes Chapel Middlewich Nantwich Circuit Audlem Baddiley and Ravensmoor Barbridge Betley Broomhall and Sound Broad Lane Chorlton Hankelow Hatherton Nantwich Poole Willaston Woore Northwich Circuit Acton Bridge Barnton Bartington Castle, Comberbach Cuddington Davenham Hartford Lostock Green Northwich Moulton Pickmere Plumley Sandiway Shurlach Weaverham Runcorn Circuit Beechwood West Bethesda Hallwood Parish Halton, Trinity Murdishaw Church (Norton Parish) Preston-on-the-Hill St Mark's St.Paul's The Heath Wicksten Drive Sandbach and Alsager Circuit Alsager, Hassall Road Alsager, Wesley Place Bradwall Elworth, The Avenue Elworth, Mount Pleasant Ettiley Heath, Haslington Oakhanger Rode Heath Sandbach Sandbach Heath Wheelock Winterley Winsford Circuit Chester Road Clive Green Little Budworth St.Andrew's Trinity Weaver Whitegate Liverpool District South Wirral Circuit Trinity, Ellesmere Port Elton Zion, Little Neston Little Sutton Neston Whitby Willaston Warrington Circuit Antrobus Hood Manor Latchford Lymm Padgate Penketh Rixton Stockton Heath St Philip's, Westbrook St Martin's, Woolston Widnes Circuit Cronton Farnworth Halebank Hough Green Trinity, Widnes United Reformed United Reformed churches in Cheshire include the following.[8] Thomas Risley, Birchwood Blacon Bollington Sealand Road, Chester Vicars Cross, Chester Congleton The Rock Chapel, Farndon Caldy Valley, Great Boughton Handbridge Haslington and Crewe Hoole Lymm Macclesfield High Street, Malpas Middlewich Minshull Nantwich Winsford Northwich Parkgate and Neston Beechwood West, Runcorn Bethesda, Runcorn St Mark's Runcorn Upton-by-Chester Elmwood Avenue, Warrington St John's Warrington Wycliffe, Warrington Trinity, Widnes Wilmslow Over, Wilmslow Baptist Cheshire churches in the Baptist Union include the following.[9] Milton, Acton Bridge Audlem Baptist Church Hoole, Chester Crewe, Union Street Baptist Church Disley Little Leigh Lymm Bethel, Macclesfield Macclesfield Nantwich Poynton Sandbach Tarporley Arpley Street, Warrington Hill Cliffe, Warrington Latchford, Warrington Widnes Other active churches Church of God New Testament Church of God, Crewe Elim Pentecostal Elim Pentecostal Churches in Cheshire.[10] Elim Pentecostal Church, Chester Crewe New Life Community Church West Street Church, Crewe Elim Christian Life Centre, Macclesfield Elim Pentecostal Church, Nantwich King's Church, Warrington Farnworth Christian Fellowship, Widnes Assemblies of God Assemblies of God[11] churches include: Alsager Community Church Christian Life Church, Bollington Queen Street Christian Centre, Chester Oasis Christian Centre, Ellesmere Port The Foundry, Golborne Campus Calvary Christian Centre, Macclesfield Middlewich Community Church Barnton Pentecostal Church, Northwich Poynton Christian Fellowship Hope Corner Community Church, Runcorn Bethany Pentecostal Church, Warrington Assembly of God, Wilmslow Life Church, Warrington Life Church, Lymm The Foundry, Widnes Campus The Foundry, Dallam Campus Winsford Churches Together Winsford Churches Together is a Group of all Churches in the Winsford area. River of Life Church, Winsford Christ Church Wharton, Winsford Living Waters Christian Ministries, Dingle Centre and Queen's Parade, Winsford Over United Reformed Church, Winsford The Storehouse Church, Winsford Over, St Chad's Church, Winsford The Salvation Army, Winsford St John's Church Over, Winsford St Joseph's Catholic Church, Winsford St Andrews Methodist Church, Winsford Unclassified Other churches identified in the UK Church Directory include the following.[12] English Presbyterian Church of Wales, Chester Pentecostal Holiness Church "Continuing" Upton, Chester Upton Baptist Church (Independent), Upton, Chester Main Street Community Church, Frodsham Good News Church, Macclesfield Macclesfield Family Church Neston Christian Fellowship Bethesda Evangelical Church, Stockton Heath Stockton Heath Christian Fellowship The Storehouse Church Cheshire, Tarporley Tytherington Family Worship Church Hebron Church, Warrington CrossRoads Community Church in South Cheshire Kingsway Chapel, Newton, Chester Redundant churches Holy Trinity Church, Chester (Guildhall) Church of St Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester (educational centre) St Michael's Church, Chester (heritage centre) St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester (shop) All Saints Church, Harthill (community centre) Christ Church, Macclesfield (redundant) Congregational Chapel, Nantwich (residential) Primitive Methodist Chapel, Nantwich (part residential, part unused) Wesleyan Methodist Church, Nantwich (unused) Christ Church, Weston Point, Runcorn (unused) Mariners' Mission, Runcorn (industrial use) Welsh Chapel, Runcorn (unused) Warburton Old Church St Ann's (old) Church, Warrington (indoor climbing centre) St Marie's Church, Widnes (unused) St Chad's Church, Wybunbury (tower only still stands) References Chester Diocese, Diocese of Chester, retrieved 2008-08-07 Parishes, Diocese of Liverpool, retrieved 2008-08-07 Elrington, C. R. (Ed.) (1980). The Victoria history of the county of Chester, Volume III. Oxford: The University of London Institute of Historical Research (Oxford University Press), p. 12. The Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 2008-08-09 Parishes, The Archdiocese of Liverpool, retrieved 2008-08-07 Churches and Circuits, Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District, retrieved 2008-08-09 Circuits, The Methodist Church: Liverpool District, retrieved 2008-08-09 Church Contacts, United Reformed Church, retrieved 2008-08-09 Churchfinder, Baptist Union of Great Britain, retrieved 2008-08-09 Elim Pentecostal Church Locator, Elim Pentecostal Church, retrieved 2008-08-09 Welcome to a new day, Assemblies of God, retrieved 2008-10-01 Find a Church, UK Church Directory, retrieved 2008-08-09