Building record 1997/1/1 - Church of St Mary

<1> Morgan P (ed), 1978, Domesday Book - Cheshire, /14/3 (Y) (Book). SCH1061.

Church of St Mary, the Village. Anciently dedicated to St Helen, the church occupies the site of a Saxon chapel mentioned in Domesday

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /4/48 (Report). SCH1934.

Present building: C14 onwards, probably on site of pre-Conquest church. Red sandstone, slate roofs. Nave, tower in SW corner, S porch, NE chancel, SE Elton chapel. C14 embattled tower, partly rebuilt, has stepped buttresses, 2-light bell openings. C14 traceried 2-light window on south wall. C14 buttressed nave with chamfered plinth. C17 S porch, in front of C14 doorway, inscribed and dated 1725 above. Elton chapel in 3 bays alongside chancel. Interior: Nave is divided by arcade of 5 arches on octagonal piers. 3-bay chancel, C16 chancel roof. Dated C17 altar rail, altar table and choir stalls. Bunbury family memorial tablets. C17 marble font. C17 sandstone water stoop on carved pedestal. Full architectural description

<3> Council for the Care of Churches, Various, Pastoral Measure Reports (Client Report). SCH7191.

A medieval church, dating from the 14th century onwards, and probably built on the site of a pre-Conquest church. It is built of red sandstone under slate roofs.
The church building has a long and complex history. The site is however even older, with a church mentioned here in Domesday book, one of only 13 such in Cheshire.

<4> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, Richards R 1947 /328-9 (Book). SCH2309.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ47SW3/1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<6> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.362 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.