St Oswald's Church, Brereton

St Oswald's Church, Brereton
St Oswald's Church, Brereton, from the south
St Oswald's Church, Brereton is located in Cheshire
St Oswald's Church, Brereton
St Oswald's Church, Brereton
Location in Cheshire
53°10′47″N 2°19′43″W / 53.1797°N 2.3285°W / 53.1797; -2.3285
OS grid referenceSJ 782 648
LocationBrererton Green, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Oswald, Brereton
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated14 February 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StylePerpendicular
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryCongleton
ParishBrereton
Clergy
RectorRevd Alexandria Compton Fisher
Laity
Churchwarden(s)
John Marrow
Parish administratorAlison Baker

St Oswald's Church is north of the village of Brereton Green, adjacent to Brereton Hall, in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Croco. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is described as "an unusually complete late Perpendicular church".[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton. Its benefice is combined with those of Christ Church, Eaton, and St Michael, Hulme Walfield.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Brereton (1229297)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 March 2012
  2. ^ St Oswald, Brereton, Church of England, retrieved 2 October 2009

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