St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon

St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon
St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon, from the northeast
St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon is located in Cheshire
St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon
St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon
Location in Cheshire
53°07′51″N 2°28′38″W / 53.1309°N 2.4773°W / 53.1309; -2.4773
OS grid referenceSJ 682 594
LocationMiddlewich Road, Minshull Vernon, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Peter's Church, Leighton-cum-Minshull Vernon
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Peter
Consecrated12 December 1849
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated20 December 1983
Architect(s)John Matthews
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1847
Completed1849
Construction cost£1,700
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryNantwich
ParishLeighton-cum-Minshull Vernon
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Catherine Grace Cleghorn (since January 2021)
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Jim Britcliffe and Ron Gallimore

St Peter's Church is in Middlewich Road, Minshull Vernon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Nantwich, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with that of St Leonard, Warmingham.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

  1. ^ St Peter's, Leighton-cum-Minshull Vernon, Crewe, Church of England, retrieved 21 March 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Minshull Vernon (1330057)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 March 2012
  3. ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4