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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is in the village of Bowdon near Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. [1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Bowdon. [2]
The parish was the merger of two separate churches. St. Margaret's (dedicated to Margaret of Antioch) was founded in 1862 in the nearby neighborhood of Brighton Center, which was then an independent town. The founders were associated with Church of the Advent in Boston, and St Margaret's was similarly Anglo-Catholic in practice and worship.
The main parish church of St Mary the Virgin can be seen very clearly from the Cheshire Plain. Bowdon Vale Methodist Church has had a presence in the area since 1883. The registers of baptisms 1628–1964, marriages 1628–1964 and burials 1628–1973 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. [4]
Of the 11 Grade II* listed buildings in Trafford, seven are churches: Hale Chapel in Hale; the Church of St John the Divine in Sale; Church of St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon; St. Martin's Church in Sale; St. Michael's Church in Flixton; St. Margaret's Church in Altrincham; St. George's Church in Carrington. [68]
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church may refer to: St. Margaret's Episcopal Church (Annapolis, Maryland) St. Margaret's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Hibernia, Florida; St. Margaret's Episcopal Church (Palm Desert, California) St. Margaret's Episcopal Church (Woodbridge, VA) St. Margaret of Antioch Episcopal Church (Staatsburg, New York)
In 1870 land was taken from the parish of SS Peter and Paul's Church, Aston to form a new parish. Land was taken from St Margaret's parish in 1928 to form St Paul's Church, Bordesley Green, and St Mary and St John's Church, Shaw Hill in 1929. The church was closed in 2005 and the parish was united with Christ Church, Ward End. In 2010 the St ...
Felthorpe's parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch and dates from the 17th century, with significant 19th century restoration to the exterior and interior. St. St. Margaret's has a good range of stained glass installed by Ward and Hughes , with a further stone memorial plaque to Richard Inglett Fortescue Weston Conway, who died ...