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St Edward the Confessor Church, Cheddleton

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St Edward the Confessor Church, Cheddleton

St Edward the Confessor Church, Cheddleton

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    July 20, 2020

    Edward the Confessor church is a Grade II* listed building and dates back to the 13th century. (visit link)



    The church at is dedicated to St. Edward the Confessor. The earliest church here was built in the last decade of the twelfth century. Much of the existing building dates from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries with the tower and porch being completed in the late sixteenth century. Major restorations were undertaken in the 1770s and particularly in the 1860s. It is particularly noted for its fine stained glass windows by William Morris and Edward Burne Jones.



    St Edward's was formerly a chapel-of-ease for St. Edward's at Leek but became a parish church in 1450.

    The church is in the Diocese of Lichfield and is now part of the United Benefice of St Edward's Cheddleton, St. Michael's Horton, St. Chad's Longsdon and St. Lawrence Rushton Spencer.



    The churchyard surrounds the church and has been extended to the rear for newer graves. Sir Thomas Wardle (1831–1909), who owned a dyeworks in Leek and was a friend of the architect George Gilbert Scott, Jr. and the artist William Morris, is buried in the churchyard.



    There is also a cross in the churchyard that is an ancient monument. The base is medieval; the upper part is by George Gilbert Scott Jr. and features Instruments of the Passion designed by William Morris.



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      July 20, 2020

      An impressive entrance to the cemetery. Many war graves are to found here.

        October 29, 2023

        After this point we went to a tea room, which was nice and quaint. The next part of the route then takes you across some fields. Unfortunately, there was cows and bulls loose in the field and we didn’t feel confident walking through them. We chose to take a side road near the tea room and Komoot redirected us another way.

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