St Catherine’s Church
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley, also known as St Catherine's Church, Birtles, stands in an isolated position in Birtles Lane, near to Birtles Hall, in the civil parish of Over Alderley, Cheshire, England.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Catherine’s Church, Over Alderley”
- Address: Birtles Lane, Birtles, SK10 4RX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birtles Hall and Higher House Farmhouse.
Birtles Hall
Apartment building
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birtles Hall is a country house in the parish of Over Alderley, Cheshire, England. It was built in about 1819 for the West Indies merchant Robert Hibbert. Birtles Hall is situated 1,400 feet southwest of St Catherine’s Church.
Higher House Farmhouse
Building
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higher House Farmhouse is a building, which is situated 3,900 feet northwest of St Catherine’s Church.
The Great Merestone medieval boundary marker on Finlow Hill, 245m east of Mottram House
Geographical marker
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Merestone medieval boundary marker on Finlow Hill, 245m east of Mottram House is a geographical marker, which is situated 1¼ miles north of St Catherine’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alderley Edge and Macclesfield.
Alderley Edge
Photo: Geotek, Public domain.
Alderley Edge is in Cheshire. The area is popular for walking in the woods and there are far-reaching views from the sandstone ridge.
Macclesfield
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire where the Cheshire plain gives way to the Peak District. It is home to the biennial Barnaby Festival. Macclesfield is the original home of the very popular brand of bread, Hovis.
Chorley
Village
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chorley is a civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The parish is named after the village of Chorley, which was renamed Alderley Edge during the 19th century. Chorley is situated 3½ miles northwest of St Catherine’s Church.
St Catherine’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nether Alderley, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.26993° or 53° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.20738° or 2° 12′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C5V7Q9V+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 426084293OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7592755
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In Other Languages
“St Catherine’s Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت كاترين”
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