St Peter's Church, Prestbury

St Peter's Church Prestbury
St Peter's Church from the southwest in 2007
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53°17′21″N 2°09′01″W / 53.2893°N 2.15025°W / 53.2893; -2.15025
LocationPrestbury, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipMixed
WebsiteSt Peter's, Prestbury
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated14 April 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Specifications
MaterialsAshlar buff and pink sandstone, Kerridge stone-slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryMacclesfield
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Patrick Angier
Assistant priest(s)Rev Pamela Hardman
Laity
Reader(s)David Briggs, David Jenkins, Margaret Tate, Keith Ravenscroft, Avril Ravenscroft
Organist(s)Andrew Burr
Churchwarden(s)Richard Raymond,
Geraldine Yandell, Anne Stirling, Trevor Stephens

St Peter's Church is the parish church of Prestbury, Cheshire, England. It is probably the fourth church on the site. The third, the Norman Chapel, stands in the churchyard. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The Norman Chapel,[2] the lychgate and west wall,[3] the Hearse House,[4] and the sundial in the churchyard[5] are listed at Grade II. It is a Church of England parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the deanery of Macclesfield.[6]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Prestbury (1221919)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Chapel in St Peter's churchyard, Prestbury (1221896)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  3. ^ Historic England, "Lychgate and west wall of St Peter's churchyard, Prestbury (1221894)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  4. ^ Historic England, "Hearse House in St Peter's churchyard, Prestbury (1221897)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  5. ^ Historic England, "Sundial in St Peter's churchyard, Prestbury (1274911)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
  6. ^ St Peter, Prestbury, Church of England, retrieved 30 April 2011