St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley
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St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley, from the north
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 St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley
Location in Cheshire
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| Coordinates: 53°19′06″N 2°18′58″W / 53.3182°N 2.3161°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 791 803 |
| Location | Mobberley, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Wilfrid's Parish Church, Mobberley |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Wilfrid |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 5 March 1959 |
| Architect(s) | J. S. Crowther |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1888 |
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| Materials |
Ashlar stone Grey slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Mobberley |
| Deanery | Knutsford |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
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| Rector | Rev Ian Blay |
St Wilfrid's Church stands to the north of the village of Mobberley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.Alec Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches.
When the church was undergoing restoration in 1888 remains of a Saxon church were found. The earliest written evidence of a church on the site is in 1206 when Patrick de Mobberley founded an Augustinian priory. This was short-lived as by 1240 it had been annexed to the priory of Rochester in Staffordshire. The oldest part of the present building dates from about 1245. At that time it consisted of a continuous nave and chancel under one roof, with narrow side aisles, and a detached tower. In 1450 a clerestory and new roof were added, and the aisles were widened. The tower was replaced in 1533 when the old one had become ruined. In 1888 the chancel was largely rebuilt by J. S. Crowther and a chancel arch replaced the tympanum. The church has a long association with the Mallory family.
The church is built in ashlar stone with a grey slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower attached to a four-bay nave with north and south aisles, a chancel with a vestry to the north, and a south porch. The tower is in three stages separated by carved string courses. The summit is embattled.
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