St Alkmund's Church

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St Alkmund's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. It stands at an elevated position in the centre of the town. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England which has designated it a Grade I listed building. It is in the diocese of Lichfield, the archdeaconry of Salop and the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch. ()

Completed: 1713 (311 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 52°58'15"N, 2°41'6"W

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Church StreetSY13 1LB EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1948 665413

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

Nearby attractions include: St Oswald's Church, St Chad's Church, Shropshire Way, St Chad's Chapel.

4.8 miNW
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St Oswald's Church
123 min walk • St Oswald's Church stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle.
3.2 miNW
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St Chad's Church
81 min walk • St Chad's Church is on Chester Road in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Malpas, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
1.4 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Shropshire Way
35 min walk • The Shropshire Way Main Route is a waymarked long distance footpath running through the English county of Shropshire. It runs 202 miles around the interior of the county in two loops centred on Shrewsbury, with an additional spur to Whitchurch.
3 miN
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St Chad's Chapel
76 min walk • St Chad's Chapel is an isolated church in the scattered community of Tushingham in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire, England. The only approach to the chapel is on footpaths across fields from the A41 road.
5 miNE
Church
St Margaret's Church
128 min walk • St Margaret's Church overlooks the village green of Wrenbury, 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 Nantwich.
3.4 miNE
Monastery
Combermere Abbey
86 min walk • Combermere Abbey is a former monastery, later a country house, near Burleydam, between Nantwich and Whitchurch in Cheshire, England, near the border with Shropshire.
2.7 miNE
Church
St Michael's Church
70 min walk • St Michael's Church, also known as St Michael and All Angels, stands on a small rise overlooking Big Mere in the village of Marbury, Cheshire, England.
7.6 miNW
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St Mary's Church
193 min walk • St Mary's Church stands in an isolated position to the south of the village of Tilston, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
4.5 miN
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St Wenefrede's Church
116 min walk • St Wenefrede's Church is in Bickley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Malpas.
1.9 miSE
Park
Brown Moss
50 min walk • Brown Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Local Nature Reserve and important wetland area rich in wildlife close to Whitchurch, Shropshire. It is open to visitors and contains a number of self-guided walking trails. The name 'moss' derives from the local word for a peat bog.
~1430 ftE
Memorial
Churton Memorial Fountain
7 min walk • The Churton Memorial Fountain stands on the west side of Brownlow Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.