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

Malpas Deanery[]

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

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

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
, 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:

!Audacious Church
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
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 (only tower still stands)

References[]

^ Chester Diocese, Diocese of Chester, archived from the original on 2008-02-24, retrieved 2008-08-07
^ Parishes, Diocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 2008-07-05, 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, archived from the original on 2009-04-29, retrieved 2008-08-07
^ Churches and Circuits, Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District, retrieved 2008-08-09
^ Circuits, The Methodist Church: Liverpool District, archived from the original on 2008-08-09, retrieved 2008-08-09
^ Church Contacts, United Reformed Church, retrieved 2008-08-09
^ Churchfinder, Baptist Union of Great Britain, retrieved 2008-08-09^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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

[1] Chester Diocese, Diocese of Chester, archived from the original on 2008-02-24, retrieved 2008-08-07

[2] Parishes, Diocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 2008-07-05, retrieved 2008-08-07

[elrington-page12-3] 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.

[4] The Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 2008-08-09

[5] Parishes, The Archdiocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 2009-04-29, retrieved 2008-08-07

[6] Churches and Circuits, Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District, retrieved 2008-08-09

[7] Circuits, The Methodist Church: Liverpool District, archived from the original on 2008-08-09, retrieved 2008-08-09

[8] Church Contacts, United Reformed Church, retrieved 2008-08-09

[9] Churchfinder, Baptist Union of Great Britain, retrieved 2008-08-09^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Elim Pentecostal Church Locator, Elim Pentecostal Church, retrieved 2008-08-09

[11] Welcome to a new day, Assemblies of God, retrieved 2008-10-01

[12] Find a Church, UK Church Directory, retrieved 2008-08-09

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