Sunday worship 11.15am St Werburgh’s Parish Church (The New Church), Bent Lane, WA13 9QT – all welcome
Sunday worship 11.15am St Werburgh’s Parish Church (The New Church), Bent Lane, WA13 9QT – all welcome
Welcome to St Werburgh’s New Church, situated on Bent Lane in the historic village of Warburton WA13 9TQ. We are a friendly Church whose worship follows the traditions of the Church of England. St Werburgh’s Old Church in Wigsey Lane (near to the Warburton Toll Bridge) dates to the Saxon period and is looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust.
St Werburgh’s, Warburton
A friendly parish, two remarkable churches and a welcoming place for worship, community and quiet reflection.
Everyone is welcome
St Werburgh’s serves the historic village of Warburton and the surrounding community. Join us on Sunday, discover the story of our two churches or hire the Parish Rooms for your next gathering.
Sunday worship usually begins at 11.15am, followed by coffee and conversation.
Talk to us about weddings, baptisms, funerals and pastoral support.
A flexible village venue for meetings, classes, parties and community events.
Our parish church
Built in Runcorn sandstone and designed by John Douglas, the Parish Church has served Warburton since the 19th century. It is where most of our Sunday worship takes place.
A thousand years of history
Timber-framed, peaceful and full of character, the Old Church is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust and remains a treasured place of worship and reflection.
This week at St Werburgh’s
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Community space
Flexible rooms, kitchen facilities, accessible amenities and on-site parking.
Come and see us
The Old Church of St Werburgh is a very fine timber framed medieval building. About 1880 the patron wished to rebuild that church and plans were drawn up for a cruciform building with a pointed tower in the centre. Many medieval churches in Cheshire were radically altered in the Victorian period, and the Rector of Warburton at that time, the Revd Geoffrey Edgerton-Warburton, was very concerned that the parish would virtually lose the whole of the old church in such rebuilding. As a result, the medieval church was saved, and it was decided to build a new church in Bent Lane.
The New Church of St Werburgh is about half a mile from the medieval church. At the instigation of Revd Geoffrey Edgerton-Warburton, the renowned architect John Douglas was commissioned to design the new church which cost £9000 to build. This cost was borne by the patron, Mr RE Egerton-Warburton of Arley. The church was consecrated in 1885.
The New Church of St Werburgh, as it is called, is the main focus of worship for the parish, having services every Sunday, and on Festive occasions.
The Old Church graveyard is still used by the parish, but after many years of neglect, the church building was handed over to the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, who restored it, and now administer it. The church is still consecrated and 5 or 6 services are held there each year.