St James' Church, Macclesfield

Name: St James' Church
Address: Church Ln, Macclesfield, SK11 9RJ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1260 223201

#9 among attractions in Macclesfield

Top attraction, Church, Historical place, Gothic architecture

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St James' Church is in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, and is sited near Gawsworth Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the church as being "pretty, but odd". ()

Architectural style: English gothicCoordinates: 53°13'27"N, 2°9'58"W

Address

Church LnMacclesfield SK11 9RJ United Kingdom

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+44 1260 223201

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St James' Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gawsworth Old Hall, All Saints Church, Macclesfield Sunday School, St Michael's Church.

~500 ftE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Gawsworth Old Hall
3 min walk • Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is a timber-framed house in the Cheshire black-and-white style. The present house was built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house.
2.8 miW
Church
All Saints Church
72 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Siddington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield.
2.8 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Macclesfield Sunday School, Macclesfield
73 min walk • Macclesfield Sunday School is in Roe Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It started in 1796 as a non-denominational Sunday School in Pickford Street, which catered for 40 children.
3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Macclesfield
78 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church overlooks Market Place in the town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. It forms a team parish with three other Macclesfield churches: All Saints, St Peter's and St Barnabas'.
3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Macclesfield
77 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Brook Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Macclesfield, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.8 miNE
Church, Georgian architecture
Christ Church, Macclesfield
72 min walk • Christ Church is a redundant Anglican church in Great King Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.7 miSW
Church
St James' and St Paul's Church
69 min walk • The Church of St James and St Paul, south of the village of Marton, Cheshire, England, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
2 miS
Church
St Michael's Church
50 min walk • St Michael's Church is in Church Lane, North Rode, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Macclesfield, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.
2.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Macclesfield
73 min walk • St Peter's Church is in Windmill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the deanery of Macclesfield.
2.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Macclesfield United Reformed Church, Macclesfield
73 min walk • Macclesfield United Reformed Church is located in Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.5 miN
Church
St Thomas' Church
64 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in Church Lane in the village of Henbury, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Macclesfield, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.