St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley

St Wilfrid’s Church stands north of the village of Mobberley in Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church and a Grade I listed building. Alec Clifton-Taylor included it among the best English parish churches. The churchyard contains a Grade II cross base and a Grade II sundial. War graves for two world wars lie in the churchyard. Outside the wall stand Grade II stocks and the Grade II-listed Church Inn. The church’s history begins with Saxon remains found in 1888. A priory founded in 1206 was later annexed to Rochester. The oldest part of the present building dates from about 1245. A clerestory and widened aisles were added in 1450. The tower was rebuilt in 1533 and the chancel largely rebuilt in 1888 by J. S. Crowther. Inside, the nave ceiling has cambered tie beams with carved angel figures. The rood screen from about 1500 is regarded as the best in Cheshire. The chancel holds a 13th-century piscina and 14th-century stained glass. Wall paintings show St Christopher and St George. A Victorian font sits on an inverted Tudor pedestal. A memorial window honours George Mallory, who died on Mount Everest in 1924. Six bells hang in the tower, four from 1772 and two recast in 1891.