Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Jenkin Chapel in 2003
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford is located in Cheshire
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Location in Cheshire
53°17′11″N 2°01′32″W / 53.28626°N 2.02566°W / 53.28626; -2.02566
OS grid referenceSJ 983 766
LocationSaltersford, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Website[1]
History
StatusParish church
Founded1733
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated14 April 1967
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1733
Completed1755
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Kerridge stone-slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryMacclesfield
ParishRainow with Saltersford and Forest
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Simon Gowler
From the south, showing tower staircase

Jenkin Chapel, stands in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles (7 km) northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The chapel lies at the junction of three ancient trackways, known as "salters' ways" because they were used by packhorses carrying salt. Later the tracks were used by cattle drovers and sheep dealers.[2] It is an Anglican chapel in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. Its benefice is combined with those of Holy Trinity, Rainow and Forest Chapel, Macclesfield Forest.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Rainow (1138927)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2012
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "St John the Baptist, Saltersford". Church of England. Retrieved 26 September 2009.