St. Peter's Churchyard in Plemstall, Cheshire

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Get directions Plemstall Lane
Plemstall, Cheshire England CH2 4EW

Coordinates: 53.22496, -2.81433
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St Peter's is on a site of Christian worship dating back to at least the 7th century. Once surrounded by the Mersey tidewaters, legend tells of a fisherman who was shipwrecked and in gratitude built a church, dedicating it to Peter the fisherman

Plemstall gets its name from the scholar Plegmund who ministered here in the 9th century, later serving in the court of Alfred the Great, and from 890 as Archbishop of Canterbury.

The dates of the present building span from the 13th century to the toilet extension of the 21st century.

Plemstall gets its name from the scholar Plegmund who ministered here in the 9th century, later serving in the court of Alfred the Great, and from 890 as Archbishop of Canterbury.

The dates of the present building span from the 13th century to the toilet extension of the 21st century.