St Nicholas' Church, Burton

St Nicholas' Church, Burton
St Nicholas' Church, Burton, from the southwest
St Nicholas' Church, Burton Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°15′42″N 3°01′30″W / 53.2617°N 3.0250°W / 53.2617; -3.0250
OS grid reference	SJ 317 744
Location	Burton, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Nicholas, Burton
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	27 December 1962
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1870
Specifications
Materials	Red sandstone Grey slate roofs
Administration
Parish	Burton
Deanery	Wirral South
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Cathy Helm
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Tony Carter, John Church

St Nicholas' Church is in the village of Burton, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England. It 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 Chester and the deanery of Wirral South. Its benefice is combined with that of St Michael, Shotwick.

Relics of an earlier church dating from the 12th century consist of Norman stones which have been dug up in the churchyard and are now preserved in the porch and beneath the tower. Apart from the Massey chapel which was erected in 1380, the present church was built in 1721. The chancel was rebuilt in 1870.

The church stands in an elevated position above the houses of the village and is approached through Georgian gate posts. It is built in red sandstone with grey slate roofs. The plan of the church consists of a west tower, a four-bay nave which is continuous with a two-bay chancel, a north aisle and a vestry to the northeast of the aisle. At the east end of the aisle is the Massey chapel. The tower is in four stages. Doors are on the north and south faces. Above the south door is a semicircular-headed window and above this a clock with a single hand. The belfry windows are louvred. At the top of the tower is a cornice and a solid parapet. Externally on the south side, between the nave and chancel, is a multi-stepped buttress. Built into one of the walls of the tower is a coffin lid dating from the 13th century which is decorated with a foliated cross.