St Michael's Church, Baddiley

St Michael's Church, Baddiley
St Michael's Church, Baddiley, from the southeast
St Michael's Church, Baddiley is located in Cheshire
St Michael's Church, Baddiley
St Michael's Church, Baddiley
Location in Cheshire
53°02′56″N 2°35′26″W / 53.0489°N 2.5905°W / 53.0489; -2.5905
OS grid referenceSJ 604 502
LocationBaddiley, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Michael's Baddiley
History
StatusParish church
Founded1308
DedicationSaint Michael
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated12 January 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1308
Completed1811
Specifications
MaterialsChancel timber-framed with brick infill; nave timber framing encased in brick; tiled roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryNantwich
ParishBaddiley, Wrenbury & Burleydam
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Amanda Pike
Laity
Reader(s)Elizabeth Falding,
Cynthia Gorton,
Ron High,
Roger Howarth,
Debbie Rowlands
Churchwarden(s)Mr Rob Vine,
Mr John Burt
Parish administratorMrs Rose Burt

St Michael's Church is in the civil parish of Baddiley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The church lies at the end of a lane near to Baddiley Hall, formerly the home of the Mainwaring family.[2][3] It dates from the early 14th century. The nave and chancel are divided by a pre-Reformation screen and tympanum. The church is one of a 'handful' of timber-framed churches remaining in the country.[4] It continues to be an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam and St Margaret's Church, Wrenbury.[5]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Baddiley (1138586)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2012
  2. ^ Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, pp. 38–40, OCLC 719918
  3. ^ Baddiley, Streetmap, retrieved 16 February 2011
  4. ^ Clifton-Taylor, Alec (1974), English Parish Churches as Works of Art, London: Batsford, p. 52, ISBN 0-7134-2776-0
  5. ^ St Michael, Baddiley, Church of England, retrieved 29 September 2009