St Peter's Church

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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. 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. 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". The church stands in a relatively isolated position in the south side of Aston Lane in the hamlet. ()

Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 53°18'5"N, 2°40'4"W

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Aston LaneEnglandUnited Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Runcorn Shopping City, Norton Priory, All Saints' Church, Halton Castle.

2.2 miNW
Shopping, Cafe, Shopping centre
Runcorn Shopping City, Runcorn
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2.9 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Romanesque architecture
Norton Priory, Runcorn
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3.1 miNE
Church
All Saints' Church
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2.5 miNW
Historical place, Romanesque architecture, Forts and castles
Halton Castle, Runcorn
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2.3 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
St Laurence's Church, Frodsham
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2.7 miW
Park
Castle Park House, Frodsham
68 min walk • Castle Park House is a former country house surrounded by extensive grounds in the market town of Frodsham in Cheshire, England. It is reputedly built on the site of Frodsham Castle, and originates from the late 18th century. It was extended in the 1850s, and its gardens were laid out by Edward Kemp.
3.2 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John's, Runcorn
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2.4 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Runcorn
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2.8 miSE
Church
Christ Church
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2.1 miNW
Ruins
Rocksavage, Runcorn
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2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fountains Wood
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