St James' Church, Audlem

The church is not recorded in the Domesday Book and it is thought that the first building on the site was given by Thomas de Aldelim to the priory of St Thomas at Stafford in the reign of Edward I. After the dissolution of the monasteries the advowson was granted to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. The church dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1855–56 there were additions and alterations by Lynam and Rickman.

The nave roof is camber beamed. The holy table and pulpit are Jacobean in style. A two-tier chandelier was donated to the church in 1755. Also in the church is a 13th-century chest. In the south aisle (Nativity scenes from 1882) and in the north aisle (dated 1893) are windows by Kempe. Four memorial boards are present which are believed to have been painted by members of the Randle Holme family of Chester. There is a ring of six bells, all cast in 1736 by Abel Rudhall of Gloucester, which were rehung in 1891. The parish registers begin in 1557.