St Michael's Church, Shotwick
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St Michael's Church, Shotwick, from the southeast
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 St Michael's Church, Shotwick
Location in Cheshire
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| Coordinates: 53°14′20″N 2°59′42″W / 53.2388°N 2.9951°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 336 717 |
| Location | Shotwick, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Michael, Shotwick |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Michael |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 1 June 1967 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
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| Materials | Red sandstone Roof of Welsh slate and tiles |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Shotwick |
| Deanery | Wirral South |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
St Michael's Church is in the village of Shotwick, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It has a Norman doorway but most of the church dates from the medieval period. Its furniture includes some ancient items. In the churchyard are a number of structures which are listed as Grade II. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral South. Its benefice is combined with that of St Nicholas, Burton.
A Norman church was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book and was largely rebuilt in the 14th century.Restorations were carried out in 1851 and in the 1970s.
The church is built from red sandstone, the chancel and porch are roofed with Welsh slate while the rest of the roof is covered in purple tiles. The south doorway is Norman in style, decorated with chevrons but rather obscured by a porch of later date. The porch contains stone benches and on its walls are knife-sharpening slots. The tower is Perpendicular in style, and dates from around 1500. The plan of the church consists of a tower at the west end in line with a nave of four bays and a chancel of three bays. There is a north aisle with a chapel at the west end extending as far as the chancel.
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