St Nicholas Church, Burton

St Nicholas Church is in the village of Burton, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England.

[2] Relics of an earlier church dating from the 12th century consist of Norman stones which have been dug up in the churchyard and are now preserved in the porch and beneath the tower.

[3] The church stands in an elevated position above the houses of the village and is approached through Georgian gate posts.

[1] Built into one of the walls of the tower is a coffin lid dating from the 13th century which is decorated with a foliated cross.

The altar rails are Jacobean and consist of alternate twisted and turned balusters.

[3] The memorial to Richard Congreve who died in 1820 is by S. Gibson and includes a weeping putto.