| St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley | |
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 St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley, from the northeast | |
  St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley Location in Cheshire | |
| 53°16′12″N 2°12′27″W / 53.2699°N 2.2074°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 863 748 |
| Location | Over Alderley, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Catherine, Birtles |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 24 February 1890 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1840 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Red brick with buff sandstone dressings Kerridge stone slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
| Deanery | Knutsford |
| Parish | St 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.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Catherine, Over Alderley (1139604)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2012
- ^ Jenkins, Simon; Paul Barker (2000), England's thousand best churches, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-029795-2