Christ Church, Croft
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| Christ Church, Croft | |
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 Christ Church, Croft, from the west | |
  Christ Church, Croft Location in Cheshire | |
| 53°26′15″N 2°32′36″W / 53.4374°N 2.5433°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 640,936 |
| Location | Lady Lane, Croft, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Christ Church, Croft |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 29 November 1833 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 9 August 1966 |
| Architect(s) | Edward Blore |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1832 |
| Completed | 1833 |
| Construction cost | £2,667 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Archdeaconry | Warrington |
| Deanery | Winwick |
| Parish | Croft with Southworth |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Dr C J Stafford |
Christ Church is in Lady Lane, Croft, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of Newchurch.[1] The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church and had received a grant for its building from the Church Building Commission.[3]
The church was built between 1832 and 1833 to a design by Edward Blore.[4] A grant of £1,457 (equivalent to £170,000 in 2023)[5] was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[3] Its total cost was £2,667. The church was consecrated on 29 November 1833 by the Bishop of Chester.[6]
From 1839 until 1892, the rector of Croft with Southworth was Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, who in addition to his ministerial work was also a mathematician, for whom Kirkman triple systems are named.[7]
