Jenkin Chapel
Jenkin Chapel is an Anglican parish church in Saltersford, Cheshire, England. Standing in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles northeast of Macclesfield, it is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade II* church in Rainow, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist, Rainow”, “Church of St John the Baptist, Saltersford”, and “Jenkin Chapel (St John the Baptist)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cats Tor and Lamaload Reservoir.
Cats Tor
Peak
Cats Tor is a Peak District hill on the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire, between the towns of Macclesfield and Buxton. The summit is 518 metres above sea level.
Lamaload Reservoir
Reservoir
Lamaload Reservoir is a reservoir near Rainow, Cheshire, England. It lies in the South West Peak within the Peak District National Park, to the west of the Goyt Valley, and is fed by the River Dean.
Shining Tor
Peak
Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England. The summit has an elevation of 559 m above sea level. It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East. Shining Tor is situated 2 miles south of Jenkin Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettleshulme and Taxal.
Kettleshulme
Village
Kettleshulme is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Kettleshulme is situated 2 miles north of Jenkin Chapel.
Taxal
Hamlet
Whaley Bridge is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, 16 miles south-east of Manchester, 7 miles north of Buxton, 9 miles north-east of Macclesfield and 28 miles west of Sheffield. Taxal is situated 2½ miles northeast of Jenkin Chapel.
Jenkin Chapel
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rainow, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.28627° or 53° 17′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.02562° or 2° 1′ 32″ west
Inception
1733
Open location code
9C5V7XPF+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Jenkin Chapel” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصلى جينكين”
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