St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford | |
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53°18′12″N 2°22′25″W / 53.3034°N 2.3735°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 753 785 |
Location | Knutsford, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | John the Baptist |
Consecrated | 1744 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 18 January 1949 |
Architect(s) | J. Garlive, Alfred Darbyshire |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Neoclassical |
Completed | 1879 |
Construction cost | £4,000 (equivalent to £860,000 in 2023) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 525 |
Materials | Brick with stone dressings Slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Chester |
Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
Deanery | Knutsford |
Parish | St John the Baptist, Knutsford |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Revd Nigel Atkinson, The Revd Tom Hollingsbee |
Deacon(s) | Revd Helen Eccles |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Thain Flowers (Emeritus) |
Churchwarden(s) | Elaine Tamkin and Andy Worth |
Youth ministry coordinator | Gareth Davies |
St John the Baptist's Church is in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. The church 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 Knutsford. Its benefice is combined with that of St John the Evangelist, Toft.[2]