St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley

St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley, from the northeast
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley is located in Cheshire
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley
Location in Cheshire
53°16′12″N 2°12′27″W / 53.2699°N 2.2074°W / 53.2699; -2.2074
OS grid referenceSJ 863 748
LocationOver Alderley, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Catherine, Birtles
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated24 February 1890
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1840
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsRed brick with buff sandstone dressings
Kerridge stone slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryKnutsford
ParishSt Catherine, Birtles
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd James C. Milnes

St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley, also known as St Catherine's Church, Birtles, stands in an isolated position in Birtles Lane, near to Birtles Hall, in the civil parish of Over Alderley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] It was originally a private chapel for the Hibbert family and is now a parish church. It is unusual in that its tower is octagonal. It contains furnishings and stained glass from Germany and the Netherlands. The church is listed in England's Thousand Best Churches.[2] It is an active Anglican church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford. Its benefice has been combined with that of St Philip & St James, Alderley Edge since 2022.

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Catherine, Over Alderley (1139604)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2012
  2. ^ Jenkins, Simon; Paul Barker (2000), England's thousand best churches, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-029795-2