St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford

St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford is located in Cheshire
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
Location in Cheshire
53°18′12″N 2°22′25″W / 53.3034°N 2.3735°W / 53.3034; -2.3735
OS grid referenceSJ 753 785
LocationKnutsford, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
Websitewww.stjohnsknutsford.org.uk/index.php
History
StatusParish church
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Consecrated1744
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated18 January 1949
Architect(s)J. Garlive, Alfred Darbyshire
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNeoclassical
Completed1879
Construction cost£4,000
(equivalent to £860,000 in 2023)
Specifications
Capacity525
MaterialsBrick with stone dressings
Slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryKnutsford
ParishSt 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 coordinatorGareth 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]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Knutsford (1388414)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 August 2012
  2. ^ Knutsford, St John the Baptist, Church of England, retrieved 13 October 2009