Shotwick is a tiny agricultural village of only fifteen houses and a small seventeenth century manor house situated on the Wirral peninsula, some eight miles from the Roman city of Chester in the North West of England.

St. Michael’s is a medieval double aisled church with largely eighteenth century furniture including box pews and a three decker pulpit. It stands on the site of a former ford across the River Dee which forms the border with Wales.

The parish has a strong sense of community, however with only one hundred and twenty residents, a large part of the welcoming congregation come from further afield, drawn by the traditional services and the sense of being part of continuing worship which has taken place here for almost a thousand years.

<<Shotwick Newsletter January 2008 (.pdf)>>

NEWS

We are in an interregnum again from 1st May 2008 as our Vicar Ralph Kemp is resigning at the end of April. He is returning to a career in environmental science and working as a non-stipendiary minister in Chester.

Please bring any offerings for the Church Stall at Burton Fete on 7th June to Jennifer Sneddon

Please investigate our links page for some recent digital photos of the Church.

Visiting the Church

The Church is kept open during the day courtesy of the parishioners. This is much appreciated if the comments in the visitors' book are anything to go by. Church tours are available by special arrangement with the Wardens but do bear in mind there are no public facilities.

Click here for Multimap of Shotwick

Friends of Shotwick

Friends are kept in contact with regular newsletters and support the church financially. Minimum subscription £5 per annum. For information, contact the secretary to the Friends, Mrs Joan Norman

Shotwick Fellowship

A group which meets in Two Mills Chapel schoolroom on the second Monday in the month (except July and August) at 2pm for talks and social activities.

Bell Ringing

St. Michael's has a fine set of bells including the oldest bell in the Wirral. We have an enthusiastic group of ringers who practise every Friday and look after the maintenance of the bells. Our ringers ring on the first Sunday of the month for Parish Worship, also on Feast Days and other selected services. Contact Frank Parry if you are keen to join in and learn.

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