Waverton: St Peter

Name:
Waverton: St Peter
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
609112
Diocese:
Chester
Archdeaconry:
Chester
Parish:
Waverton

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Waverton

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Post Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 609112  St Peter, Waverton
Caption:
Exterior image of 609112 St Peter, Waverton
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Peter, Waverton.
Year / Date:
2012, July 23
Copyright:
Jeff Buck
Originator:
Jeff Buck

Summary Description

The first reference to a place of worship at Waverton occurs in the charter of confirmation by Earl Hugh Lupus of gifts to the new abbey of St. Werbergh in 1093. The church as it now appears is essentially the same basic shape as in the late 16th century. It consists of a central nave with a chancel to the east, having a slightly lower roof line and ceiling. To the north and south of the nave, separated by three octagonal piers, there are side aisles with former chapels at the eastern ends. There is a very substantial tower with an embattled parapet to the west of the nave.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.stpeterswaverton.org.uk

Sources and Further Information

Basil Fulford Lowther Clarke (1923) Canon Basil Clarke Collection (1) Notebook Volume 27 Page 42 1973-75 [Archive/Document]
Antiquarian Horological Society (2015) AHS Turret Clock database Unique Number ID: 1346 [Digital Archive/Data]
26/05/1905
Jeff Buck (2012, July 23) Exterior image of 609112 St Peter, Waverton [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 609112  St Peter, Waverton
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 07074 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 3
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12663/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 8 Bells [Archive/Index]
8 Bells