St Andrew's Church, Great Ness

St Andrew's Church, Great Ness
St Andrew's Church, Great Ness, from the south
St Andrew's Church, Great Ness Location in Shropshire
Coordinates: 52°45′56″N 2°53′39″W / 52.7655°N 2.8943°W / 52.7655; -2.8943
OS grid reference	SJ 398 190
Location	Great Ness, Shropshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Andrew, Great Ness
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	27 May 1953
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone Nave tiled, chancel slated
Administration
Parish	Great Ness
Deanery	Ellesmere
Archdeaconry	Salop
Diocese	Lichfield
Province	Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Lucinda Burns

St Andrew's Church is in the village of Great Ness, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ellesmere, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with those of St Martin, Little Ness, and St John the Baptist, Ruyton-XI-Towns. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

The church originated as a collegiate church in the Saxon era, and is recorded in the Domesday Book. The nave and the tower of the present church date from the 13th century, and the chancel from the early part of the following century. The upper part of the tower was either added or rebuilt during the 17th century. The south porch was described as being "nearly new" in 1824. In 1852 the chancel was re-roofed, and the church was partly restored in 1880. The vestry was added in the late 19th century.

The nave and tower are constructed in red sandstone, the nave having a tiled roof. The chancel is in pinkish-grey sandstone, and has a slate roof. The plan of the church consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch, a two-bay chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, with lancet windows in the lower two stages, and diagonal buttresses. In the top stage are two-light louvred bell openings. The tower has a battlemented parapet, and a pyramidal cap with a weathervane. The nave is in Early English style, its windows being paired lancets. The chancel is in Decorated style. On the south side of the chancel is a priest's door. The east window has three lights.