St Michael's Church

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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. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary the Virgin, Bosley, St Saviour, Wildboarclough, and St Michael, Wincle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "a charming estate church". ()

Completed: 1846 (178 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 53°11'45"N, 2°10'2"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Congleton Museum, Astbury Mere Country Park, Congleton Town Hall, Gawsworth Old Hall.

2.9 miSW
Museum
Congleton Museum, Congleton
74 min walk • Congleton Museum is a local museum in Congleton, Cheshire, northwest England, covering the history of the town of Congleton, which is situated on the banks of the River Dane.
3.6 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Jogging paths and tracks, Outdoor activities
Astbury Mere Country Park, Congleton
92 min walk • Astbury Mere is a lake and open area in West Heath, a suburb of Congleton, Cheshire, England, in an area formerly quarried for silica sand. Part of the area is accredited by Natural England as a country park, Astbury Mere Country Park. The country park has an area of 14 hectares and the lake covers 43 acres.
2.9 miSW
City hall
Congleton Town Hall, Congleton
74 min walk • Congleton Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Congleton, Cheshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Congleton Town Council, is a grade II* listed building.
1.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Gawsworth Old Hall
50 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
The Cloud
52 min walk • The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary. At 343 metres in height, it is one of the highest hills in the area.
3.8 miNW
Church
All Saints Church
97 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.
3 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture, Georgian architecture
St Peter's Church, Congleton
76 min walk • St Peter's Church is in Chapel Street, Congleton, Cheshire, England. 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 Congleton.
2 miN
Church, Historical place, Gothic architecture
St James' Church, Macclesfield
50 min walk • 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.
2.6 miW
Church
St James' and St Paul's Church
66 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.
2.9 miS
Archaeological site
The Bridestones
74 min walk • The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC.
2.3 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gritstone Trail
60 min walk • The Gritstone Trail, or Cheshire Gritstone Trail, is a 35-mile long-distance footpath in England which follows the most westerly hills of the Peak District from Disley Station to Mow Cop, and on via the Macclesfield Canal to Kidsgrove Station.