St Winefride’s, Sandbach

St Winefride’s is in Sandbach , Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic Church http://www.corcoran.dial.pipex.com/parish.htm Retrieved 13 of June 2008] and is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Church is a Member of Churches Together in Sandbach [http://www.sandbachchurches.org.uk/members.html#c5 Retrieved 13 of June 2008 ]

History

The Church was Built just before the First world war. The Church is very closely linked with the History of Catholics in Sandbach in general. The original Catholic Church was St Mary's Church, Sandbach but this stopped after the split with Rome. After this event there is very little Catholic history mentioned for many years, the Family which owned the Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach did however harbor Catholic priests with Priest holes .

With the Industrial revolution Railway workers moved into the area many were Irish Catholics and so a place of worship was needed.

Reference

External Links

* [http://www.corcoran.dial.pipex.com/stwinefride.htm St. Winefride's Roman Catholic Church, Sandbach Homepage]