St James' and St Paul's Church, Marton

The Church of St James and St Paul, south of the village of Marton, Cheshire, England, is now an Anglican church, first founded in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Chester, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the Deanery of Congleton. Its benefice is combined with those of Holy Trinity, Capesthorne, Christ Church, Eaton, and All Saints, Siddington. The church is an important location in the novel Strandloper by Alan Garner. The church differs from the majority of churches in Cheshire in that its body is timber-framed. It is one of the oldest timber-framed churches in Europe. Only a handful of churches of this type remain in England; other surviving examples include churches at Lower Peover and Baddiley (Cheshire), Melverley (Shropshire), Besford (Worcestershire) and Hartley Wespall (Hampshire).