Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Jenkin Chapel in 2003
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford Location in Cheshire
53°17′11″N 2°01′32″W / 53.28626°N 2.02566°W / 53.28626; -2.02566
OS grid reference	SJ 983 766
Location	Saltersford, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	[1]
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1733
Dedication	John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	14 April 1967
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1733
Completed	1755
Specifications
Materials	Stone Kerridge stone-slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Deanery	Macclesfield
Parish	Rainow with Saltersford and Forest
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Simon Gowler

Jenkin Chapel, stands in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles (7 km) northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[1] The chapel lies at the junction of three ancient trackways, known as "salters' ways" because they were used by packhorses carrying salt. Later the tracks were used by cattle drovers and sheep dealers.^[2] It is an Anglican chapel in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. Its benefice is combined with those of Holy Trinity, Rainow and Forest Chapel, Macclesfield Forest.^[3]