St Edward the Confessor - Cheddleton, Staffordshire.
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N 53° 04.130 W 002° 02.690
30U E 563998 N 5880354
The parish church of St Edward the Confessor is located on Hollow Lane in the Village of Cheddleton.
Waymark Code: WMVA0C
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/21/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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St Edward the Confessor church is a Grade II* listed building and dates back to the 13th century. (visit link)

The church at is dedicated to St. Edward the Confessor. The earliest church here was built in the last decade of the twelfth century. Much of the existing building dates from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries with the tower and porch being completed in the late sixteenth century. Major restorations were undertaken in the 1770s and particularly in the 1860s. It is particularly noted for its fine stained glass windows by William Morris and Edward Burne Jones. (visit link)

St Edward's was formerly a chapel-of-ease for St. Edward's at Leek but became a parish church in 1450.
The church is in the Diocese of Lichfield and is now part of the United Benefice of St Edward's Cheddleton, St. Michael's Horton, St. Chad's Longsdon and St. Lawrence Rushton Spencer.

Regular Services: (visit link)
Active Church: Yes

School on property: No

Service Times: Sunday - 10:00am

Website: [Web Link]

Date Built: Not listed

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