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. Chester diocese is 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. [cite web |url=http://www.chester.anglican.org/diocese/links/ |title=Chester Diocese |accessdate=2008-08-07 |publisher=Diocese of Chester ] All the Cheshire churches in the diocese of Liverpool are in Warrington Archdeaconry. [cite web |url=http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/sections/parishindex.htm |title= Parishes |accessdate=2008-08-07 |publisher=Diocese of Liverpool ]

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, Lache
*St Michael's Church, Plas Newton
*St Peter's Church, Plemstall
*St Mary's Church, Pulford
*St Matthew's Church, Saltney
*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, Lachford
*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
*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

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 Luke's Church, Holmes Chapel
*St Michael's Church, Hulme Walfield
*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
*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
*Christ 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 Michaels' 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

*St Mary's Church, Hale Village
*Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
*St Ann's Church, Warrington
*St Barnabas' Church, Warrington
*St Elphin's Church, Warrington
*St John the Evangelist's Church, Warrington
*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 Michael's Church, Ditton, Widnes (shared with Methodists)
*St Paul's Church, Widnes
*St Thomas' Church, Ditton, Widnes

Roman Catholic

The Roman Catholic churches in Cheshire are part of either the diocese of Shrewsbury [cite web |url= http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/contactsview.asp?categoryid=61&keyword=&sortby=address3,postcode,company,lastname,firstname,code |title= The Diocese of Shrewsbury |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher= ] or the archdiocese of Liverpool. The Cheshire churches in the archdiocese of Liverpool are in the pastoral areas of Warrington and Widnes. [cite web |url=http://www.archdiocese-of-liverpool.co.uk/parishes/index.htm |title=Parishes |accessdate=2008-08-07 |publisher=The Archdiocese of Liverpool ]

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
*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 [cite web |url=http://www.chestokemethodists.com/ |title=Churches and Circuits |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District ] or the Liverpool District. [cite web |url=http://liverpoolmethodistdistrict.org.uk/circuit.asp?Pageref=3 |title=Circuits |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=The Methodist Church: Liverpool District ] Each district is divided into circuits.

Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District

Chester Circuit

*Bretton
*Caldy Valley Neighbourhood Church
*Christleton
*Garden Lane, Guilden Sutton
*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
*Hightown
*Hough
*Minshull New Road
*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

andbach 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

outh 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. [cite web |url=http://www.urc.org.uk/church_contacts/contacts=/church_contacts_content_frameset.htm |title=Church Contacts |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=United Reform Church ]

*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
*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. [cite web |url=http://www.baptist.org.uk/baptist_life/baptist_family/local/county.asp?county=Cheshire |title=Churchfinder |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=Baptist Union of Great Britain ]

*Milton, Acton Bridge
*Hoole, Chester
*Crewe
*Disley
*Little Leigh
*Lymm
*Bethel, Macclesfield
*Macclesfield
*Nantwich
*Poynton
*Sandbach
*Tarporley
*Arpley Street, Warrington
*Hill Cliffe, Warrington
*Latchford, Warrington
*Widnes

Other active churches

Elim Pentecostal

Elim Pentecostal Churches in Cheshire. [cite web |url= http://www.elim.org.uk/churchfinder/default.asp|title= Elim Pentecostal Church Locator |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher= Elim Pentecostal Church]

*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 [cite web |url=http://www.aog.org.uk/ |title= Welcome to a new day |accessdate=2008-10-01 |publisher= Assemblies of God] churches include:

*Alsager Community Church
*Christian Life Church, Bollington
*Queen Street Christian Centre, Chester
*Oasis Christian Centre, Ellesmere Port
*Golborne Pentecostal Church
*Calvary Christian Centre, Macclesfield
*Middlewich Community Church
*Barnton Pentecostal Church, Northwich
*Poynton Christian Fellowship
*New Hope Community Church, Runcorn
*Bethany Pentecostal Church, Warrington
*Church @ The Foundry, Widnes
*Assembly of God, Wilmslow

Unclassified

Other churches identified in the UK Church Directory include the following. [cite web |url=http://www.findachurch.co.uk/home/home.php |title=Find a Church |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=UK Church Directory ]

*Pentecostal Holiness Church "Continuing" Upton, Chester
*Upton Baptist Church (Independent), Upton, Chester
*Main Street Community Church, Frodsham
*Good News Church, Macclesfield
*Macclesfield Family Church
*St Theodore of Canterbury Orthodox Church, Macclesfield
*Neston Christian Fellowship
*Bethesda Evangelical Church, Stockton Heath
*Stockton Heath Christian Fellowship
*The Storehouse Church Cheshire, Tarporley
*Tytherington Family Worship Church
*Hebron Church, Warrington

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, Weston Point, Runcorn (unused)
*Mariners' Mission, Runcorn (industrial use)
*Welsh Chapel, Runcorn (unused)
*Warburton Old Church
*St Ann's Church, Warrington (indoor climbing centre)
*St Marie's Church, Widnes (unused)
*St Chad's Church, Wybunbury (tower only still stands)

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