St James & St Paul, Marton

Welcome to the parish church of St James and St Paul in Marton, near Macclesfield, in Cheshire.

We are part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Chester, serving the small (but perfectly formed) village of Marton, a few miles north of Congleton. Our church building is (we think) the oldest of its kind still in use in Europe, and we are rather fond of it.

It was founded in 1343, and much of what was built then is still here. We hope that both the building and the worshipping community will be here for another few centuries at least.

The Rural Daneside Churches are in the process of finding and appointing a new vicar and, in the meantime, the work of the church continues.

For any enquiries, please use the "Get in Touch" page.

For details of our services, see the Services and events page.  

The parish of Marton: St James is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. For information, please click "Safeguarding".

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Get in touch

Benefice Administrator

Rural Daneside Benefice Office
Colshaw Heath Farm
Colshaw Lane
Siddington
Macclesfield
Cheshire

SK11 9LZ
Office Manager
01260 224447

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What's on

Plough Sunday service with Communion at Swettenham Church

for 1 hour
St Peter's Church, Swettenham
Swettenham Lane Swettenham Congleton, CW12 2LF, United Kingdom

Calling all farmers, growers and gardeners. Come and join us for our Plough Sunday service. The Right Reverend S Corley, Bishop of Stockport, will be presiding over the service, which will involve all ages.
Following the service, join Bishop Sam and friends at the Swettenham Club for a hotpot lunch, fruit pies, crumbles and lashings of custard.
Tickets for the lunch are £15.00, school children half price.
Contact Philip or Alison Gregory on 01260 224900 to reserve a place for this wonderful occasion to brighten up the dullness of winter.

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News

Video of Marton Church

Marton Church was visited by the History Correspondent from Cheshire Life, James Balme. He's produced a short video with some wonderful footage of the building, including from above with his drone.

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