Holy Trinity Church, Rainow

Holy Trinity Church, Rainow
Holy Trinity Church, Rainow
Holy Trinity Church, Rainow is located in Cheshire
Holy Trinity Church, Rainow
Holy Trinity Church, Rainow
Location in Cheshire
53°16′51″N 2°04′29″W / 53.2808°N 2.0746°W / 53.2808; -2.0746
LocationRainow, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.rainowchurches.org
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated9 December 1983
Architect(s)Samuel Howard
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1845
Completed1846
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryMacclesfield
ParishRainow with Saltersford and Forest
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Simon Gowler

Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Rainow, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Macclesfield, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St John, Saltersford, and St Stephen, Forest.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

  1. ^ Holy Trinity, Rainow, Church of England, retrieved 29 February 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rainow (1138952)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 February 2012
  3. ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4