St Mary's Church, Rostherne

[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.

In 1666 there was an inscription on the south side of the tower seeking prayers for the soul of William Hardwick and for his Parishioners.

[4] The present tower was erected and the body of the church which had been damaged by the fall was rebuilt between 1742 and 1744, the architect being John Rowson.

[5] The church is Perpendicular in style, other than the north doorway and the west window in the vestry which have Decorated features.

In the chancel is the recumbent effigy of a knight dating from around the reign of Henry III which came to light as a result of the fall of the tower in 1741.

Elsewhere in the church is the freestanding memorial to Charlotte Lucy Beatrix Egerton who drowned in Rostherne Mere on the eve of her wedding in 1845.

[4] Also in the church is a wall monument to Samuel Egerton by John Bacon dated 1792.

This is made from variegated white and grey marble and includes high relief figures representing Hope and Patience.