St Mary's Church, Tilston

An earlier church stood on the site of the present church and there is a list of rectors dating from 1301. The oldest part of the present church is the tower which dates from the 15th century. The chapel on the north side is dated 1659 and is known as the Leche Chapel, Most of the rest of the church, including the chancel, vestry and nave roof, was rebuilt by John Douglas between 1877 and 1879.

The altar rails are dated 1677, and the holy table is from the same period. The octagonal pulpit is early Georgian in style, and it stands on a stone base from a later period. There were originally a ring of 4 bells cast in 1672 and 1678, these were recast and augmented to 6 bells ring, cast in 1924 and installed in 1925 by John Taylor and Company. The parish registers date from 1558 but are incomplete. The churchwardens' accounts are from 1688. The clock installed in the tower is dated 1750 and bears a makers mark of "Joseph Smith Chester Fecit" together with the names John Barker and John Jones Churchwardens (See photograph)