St Stephen's Church, Moulton

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St Stephen's Church, Moulton is in the village of Moulton, Cheshire, England (gbmapping|SJ655697). The church is a Grade II listed buildingcite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=57357 |title=Images of England: Church of St Stephen, Moulton |accessdate=2008-03-13 |publisher=English Heritage ] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich. [cite web |url= http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/diocesesparishes/infosheets/parish_results.html?parishid=C02985 |title= Information Sheet |accessdate=2008-08-16 |publisher= Church of England ]

History

The village developed with the growth of the salt industry in nearby Winsford and it was decided to have a church in the village. The church was designed by John Douglas and the foundation stone was laid in 1876. In 1877 St Stephen's was established as a separate parish and the church was consecrated on 16 January 1877 by Dr William Jacobson, Bishop of Chester.cite web |url=http://www.ststephensmoulton.org.uk/ |title=St Stephen's Church, Moulton |accessdate=2008-03-13 |publisher=St Stephen's Moulton ]

Architecture and fittings

The church is built in yellow sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a green slate roof with a lead spire. Its style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave and chancel with a north-eastern transept, a south-eastern vestry and a south-western porch. The organ was built in 1876 by Henry Bevington & Sons. [cite web |url= http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D08299 |title= Moulton St. Stephen |accessdate=2008-08-16 |publisher= British Institute of Organ Studies ]

External features

The vicarage in Jack Lane was also designed by John Douglas and is listed Grade II. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=57358 |title=Images of England: Vicarage |accessdate=2008-03-13 |publisher=English Heritage ]

Present day

Anglican services are held regularly on Sundays, and baptisms, weddings and funerals are performed in the church. Regular children's and youth activities are also organised.

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