St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich
St. Michael and All Angels is the parish church for the town of Middlewich in Cheshire, England. It stands at the junction of the A54 and A533 roads. The church 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 Middlewich. Its benefice is combined with that of St John, Byley. In 1947 the architectural historian Raymond Richards described the church as "the one building, in a depressing town, which is mellow and dignified".
| St Michael and All Angels Church, Middlewich | |
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Middlewich, from the southeast | |
St Michael and All Angels Church, Middlewich Location in Cheshire | |
| 53.1926°N 2.4446°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 703 662 |
| Location | Middlewich, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Michael and All Angels |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 5 December 1986 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Perpendicular |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Deanery | Middlewich |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Simon Drew |
| Curate(s) | Rev Liz Woode, Rev Thia Hughes, Rev Lorraine Reed |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Steve Broadfoot, Christine Hamill-Stewart, Tony Woode |
| Director of music | Jeremy Coles |
| Churchwarden(s) | Elaine Reynolds, Graham Ikin, Keith Yearley, Chris Coney |
| Parish administrator | Beth Deakin |
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