St Peter's Church, Stockport

St Peter's Church, Stockport
St Peter's Church, Stockport, from the southeast
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53°24′38″N 2°09′31″W / 53.4105°N 2.1587°W / 53.4105; -2.1587
LocationStockport, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic (Forward in Faith)
Websitestpetersstockport.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGeorgian
Completed1888
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryStockport
ParishSt Peter, Stockport
Clergy
RectorLiving currently suspended
Laity
Reader(s)
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameParish Church of St Peter
Designated13 May 1952
Reference no.1067159

St Peter's Church is the second-oldest parish church in the town of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The church stands in St Peter's Square (grid reference SJ894904) and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Stockport. Its benefice was combined with that of St Thomas, Stockport until 30 April 2012.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Parish Church of St Peter, Stockport (1067159)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. ^ Churches in the Diocese, Diocese of Chester, retrieved 30 July 2009