St Mary's Church, Coddington
| St Mary's Church, Coddington | ||
|---|---|---|
Consecrated 1834 | | |
| Architecture | ||
| Functional status | Active | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II | |
| Designated | 19 June 1984 | |
| Architectural type | Church | |
| Completed | 1914 | |
| Construction cost | £1314 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone, grey slate roof | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Chester | |
| Archdeaconry | Chester | |
| Deanery | Malpas | |
| Parish | Coddington, St Mary | |
| Clergy | ||
| Rector | Rev Captain David Scurr | |
| Laity | ||
| Reader(s) | Raymond Moulton, Steve Peaurt | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Christopher Shaw and Elizabeth Rodgers | |
St Mary's Church is in the civil parish of Coddington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with that of St Chad's, Farndon.[2]
History
The parish of Coddington was created during the time of
Hugh Lupus. The parish is recorded in the Domesday Book and in 1093 its patronage was in the possession of Hugh and Ralph de Arscio, the chamberlain and butler of Hugh Lupus. From 1098 the patronage was held by the Abbey of St Werburg at Chester, and after the dissolution of the monasteries it passed to Chester Cathedral jointly with the Duke of Westminster. The first church had been built between the 8th and 10th centuries in sandstone with a thatched roof and a central bell tower. This church became unsafe and was replaced by the present church in 1833.[3] It was designed by John Atkinson.[4] A west porch was added in 1914 as a memorial to Canon F. Royds, rector from 1855 to 1904.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in
Joyce of Whitchurch and installed as a memorial to the men of the parish who fell in the First World War.[3]
Interior
Inside the church is a west gallery.Bishop's Bible.[3]
External features
In the churchyard was a sundial inscribed with the date 1795 which was listed at Grade II.[6] This has since been removed for safekeeping.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Coddington (1230235)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2012
- ^ Coddington, St Mary, Church of England, retrieved 4 October 2009
- ^ a b c d e History, St Mary's Church, Coddington, archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 14 March 2014
- ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ISBN 0-907768-18-0
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial in Church of St Mary's churchyard, Coddington (1230236)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2012