St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton

St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton
St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton, from the southwest
St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton Location in Cheshire
53°18′04″N 2°40′04″W / 53.3012°N 2.6679°W / 53.3012; -2.6679
OS grid reference	SJ 555 785
Location	Aston Lane,Sutton Weaver, Cheshire WA7 3ED
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Central
Website	Parish of Aston-by-Sutton, Little Leigh & Lower Whitley
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	St Peter
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	8 January 1970
Architect(s)	John Vanbrugh (?)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Georgian
Groundbreaking	1520s
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, Roof of grey slate tiles
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Great Budworth
Parish	Aston-by-Sutton, St Peter
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Dr Collette Jones
Laity
Reader(s)	Joan Sears & Philip Littlemore
Churchwarden(s)	Jacky Hancock & David Ainsworth

St Peter's Church is in the small hamlet of Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire near to the town of Runcorn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.^[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. It is one of three parish churches in the parish of Aston-by-Sutton, Little Leigh and Lower Whitley. The other two being St Michael and All Angels, Little Leigh and St Luke, Lower Whitley.^[2] The three were previously individual parishes united in a benefice along with St Mark, Antrobus. The listing describes it as "a most pleasing late 17th to early 18th-century church, inside and out".^[1] The church stands in a relatively isolated position in the south side of Aston Lane in the hamlet.^[3]