St Mary's Church, Acton

St Mary's Church, Acton
St Mary's Church, Acton, from the southwest
St Mary's Church, Acton is located in Cheshire
St Mary's Church, Acton
St Mary's Church, Acton
Location in Cheshire
53°04′25″N 2°33′04″W / 53.0737°N 2.5512°W / 53.0737; -2.5512
OS grid referenceSJ 631,531
LocationMonk's Lane Acton, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Mary, Acton
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated12 January 1967
Architect(s)Austin and Paley (restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Completed1898
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone, lead roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryNantwich
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Ann Lawson
Assistant priest(s)Rev Keith Hine
Rev John Whitehead
Laity
Reader(s)Isobel Burnley, Ann Nicholas
Organist(s)Peter Foster
Churchwarden(s)Joyce Percival, Penni Doyle
Parish administratorAnn Williams

St Mary's Church is an active Anglican parish church located in Monk's Lane, Acton, a village to the west of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. Since 1967 it has been designated a Grade I listed building.[1] A church has been present on this site since before the time of the Domesday Survey. The tower is the oldest in Cheshire, although it had to be largely rebuilt after it fell in 1757. One unusual feature of the interior of the church is that the old stone seating around its sides has been retained. In the south aisle are some ancient carved stones dating back to the Norman era. The architectural historian Alec Clifton-Taylor includes the church in his list of 'best' English parish churches.[2] In the churchyard is a tall 17th-century sundial. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich. Its benefice is united with those of St David, Wettenhall, St Oswald, Worleston, and St Bartholomew, Church Minshull.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Acton (1330112)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 March 2012
  2. ^ Clifton-Taylor, Alec (1974), English Parish Churches as Work of Art, London: Batsford, p. 240, ISBN 0-7134-2776-0
  3. ^ St Mary, Acton, Church of England, retrieved 24 April 2011