Historic churches · North Wales
St Oswald's Church, Backford
St Oswald's Church, Backford — church in Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.
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St Oswald's Church, Backford is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1879. Designed by Ewan Christian. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.2388°, -2.9033°.
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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of Chester, Cheshire, England, close to the A41 road and adjoining Backford Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The church dates from the 14th century with later additions and restorations. It contains one of the few surviving aumbries in Cheshire and a number of memorial boards painted by the Randle Holme family. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral South. Its benefice is combined with that of Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst. From March 2018 this benefice shares a vicar with All Saints, Saughall.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2388, -2.9033
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Backford
- Postcode
- CH1 6QL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Established
- 1879
- Official site
- www.achurchnearyou.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595006 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Oswald's Church, Backford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Oswald's Church, Backford (4).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Oswald's Church, Backford?
- St Oswald's Church, Backford is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.2388°, -2.9033°.
- When was St Oswald's Church, Backford built?
- St Oswald's Church, Backford dates to 1879 — the Victorian period. It was designed by Ewan Christian.
- Who designed St Oswald's Church, Backford?
- St Oswald's Church, Backford was designed by Ewan Christian, in the English Gothic architecture style.
- Is St Oswald's Church, Backford a listed building?
- St Oswald's Church, Backford carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.