{9–17, amended}

INDEX

The following list of Essex parish churches has been compiled from various sources, particularly the RCHM report. The churches are grouped according to dedication, in order of popularity. Within each group, parishes are listed alphabetically, save that churches with joint or multiple dedications are listed separately. Modern churches, built to serve urban expansion, are not listed. The six-figure grid references will serve to locate the churches using the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 (Landranger) maps.

(x) indicates that a church is no longer used; some have been demolished, some are ruinous and others have been converted for community use or as private dwellings.
(*) indicates that the dedication of a church has been changed.
(?) indicates that the dedication is not certain.

St. Mary the Virgin

Ardleigh TM 054296
Arkesden TL 482346
Aythorpe Roding TL 584154
Belchamp Walter TL 827407
Birchanger TL 507228
Bocking TL 757257
Broomfield(*)TL 705105
Broxted (Chawreth) TL 578274
Bulphan TQ 637859
Burnham TQ 949970
Buttsbury TQ 664986
Chadwell TQ 646785
Chickney(x)TL 574280
Chigwell TQ 440938
Colchester(x)TL 993251
Corringham TQ 710833
Dedham TM 057332
Dunton TQ 653883
Easthorpe TL 913215
Elsenham TL 542260
Farnham TL 481248
Foulness TR 004932
Frinton TM 238197
Fryerning TL 639001
Gestingthorpe TL 812386
Great Baddow TL 730049
Great Bardfield TL 678304
Great Bentley TM 109217
Great Canfield TL 594180
Great Dunmow TL 630230
Great Henny TL 867378
Great Leighs TL 738156
Great Parndon TL 432089
Great Warley TQ 589900
Hatfield Broadoak TL 546166
Hawkwell TQ 860919
Henham TL 544286
High Easter TL 620148
High Ongar TL 565038
Kelvedon TL 856185
Langham TM 034337
Latton TL 464109
Lawford TM 089316
Layer Breton(x)TL 949172 moved to TL 944185
Layer Marney TL 928174
Leyton TQ 377869
Lindsell TL 644271
Little Baddow TL 765081
Little Bentley TM 122250
Little Birch(x)TL 952210
Little Bromley TM 092278
Little Burstead TQ 669916
Little Chesterford TL 514417
Little Dunmow TL 656213
Little Easton TL 604235
Little Hallingbury TL 503175
Little Ilford TQ 429854
Little Laver TL 545097
Little Oakley(x)TM 212285
Little Parndon TL 439110
Little Sampford TL 653337
Little Thurrock TQ 627778
Little Wakering TQ 935884
Loughton(?)TQ 439964
Maldon TL 850071
Manuden TL 491267
Matching TL 525120
Mistley(x)TM 129309 moved to TM 116320
Moreton TL 538071
Mundon(x)TL 880027
Newport TL 521341
North Shoebury TQ 929861
Ovington TL 763426
Pattiswick(*)TL 817240
Peldon TL 990168
Prittlewell TQ 877868
Radwinter TL 607373
Ramsden Bellhouse TQ 719943
Ramsden Crays TQ 708934
Runwell TQ 754944
Saffron Walden TL 537386
Salcott TL 952135
Sheering TL 509136
Shenfield TQ 605951
South Benfleet TQ 778861
Stansted TL 521241
Stapleford Abbots TQ 501961
Stapleford Tawney TQ 503990
Stebbing TL 664240
Steeple Bumpstead TL 679410
Stifford TQ 605803
Stow Maries(*)TQ 834994
Strethall TL 485398
Sturmer TL 690439
Theydon Bois(x)TQ 463980 moved to TQ 448993
Tilty TL 600265
Tollesbury TL 957104
Virley(x)TL 949138
Walthamstow TQ 378892
Wanstead TQ 403885
Wendens Ambo TL 513364
West Bergholt(x)TL 953281
Widdington TL 540318
Widford TL 694051
Wivenhoe TM 039216
Woodford TQ 400907
Woodham Ferrers TQ 798995

(*) Broomfield church was formerly dedicated to St.Leonard.
(*) Pattiswick church was formerly dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen
(*) Stow Maries church was formerly dedicated to St. Margaret

Joint dedications

St. Edmund and St. MaryIngatestone TQ 651997
St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and St. LaurenceThaxted TL 610310
St. Mary and All SaintsDebden TL 551332
St. Mary and All SaintsGreat Stambridge TQ 895908
St. Mary and All SaintsLambourne TQ 479961
St. Mary and All SaintsLangdon Hills TQ 673863
St. Mary and All SaintsRivenhall TL 828178
St. Mary and St. ChristopherPanfield TL 739253
St. Mary and St. ClementClavering TL 471318
St. Mary and St. EdwardWest Hanningfield TQ 736998
St. Mary and St. HughHarlow TL 483115
St. Mary and St. LaurenceGreat Waltham TL 696135
St. Mary and St. PeterFairstead TL 768167
St. Mary and St. Thomas of CanterburyIlford (hospital) - ? -
St. Mary and St. PeterWennington TQ 540810
St. Mary, St. Peter, and St. CeddChelmsford (cathedral) TL 708069

All Saints

Ashdon TL 581415
Barling TQ 933897
Brightlingsea TM 077188
Colchester(x)TL 999252
Cranham TQ 572861
Creeksea TQ 931969
Cressing TL 794204
Doddinghurst TQ 589990
Dovercourt TM 238311
East Hanningfield(x)TL 771012
East Horndon(x)TQ 636895
Epping Upland TL 444045
Feering TL 872204
Fordham TL 928281
Great Braxted TL 851154
Great Chesterford TL 505428
Great Holland TM 219194
Great Horkesley TL 972324
Great Oakley TM 188273
High Laver TL 528087
High Roding TL 592165
Hutton TQ 635943
Inworth(?)TL 879179
Little Canfield TL 587210
Little Totham TL 884104
Maldon TL 857067
Messing TL 897189
Middleton(?)TL 871397
Nazeing TL 413070
North Benfleet TQ 761900
Norton Mandeville TL 580046
Purleigh TL 842021
Rayne TL 733229
Rettendon TQ 770960
Rickling TL 499315
South Fambridge TQ 862950
Springfield TL 720080
Stanway (Hall)(x)TL 953222
Stisted TL 799246
Stock TQ 688986
Sutton TQ 888893
Terling TL 773148
Theydon Garnon TQ 472994
Tolleshunt Knights(x)TL 928139
Ulting TL 801088
Vange TQ 715867
Wakes Colne TL 890286
West Ham TQ 394839
Wickham St. Paul's TL 827371
Wimbish TL 590369
Wrabness TM 174319
Writtle TL 678061

Joint dedications

All Saints and St. FaithChilderditch TQ 614894
St. Andrew and All SaintsWillingale Spain TL 596073
St. Ethelbert & All SaintsBelchamp Otten TL 803418
St. Giles and All SaintsOrsett TQ 644820
St. Laurence and All SaintsEastwood TQ 862889
St. Mary and All SaintsDebden TL 551332
St. Mary and All SaintsGreat Stambridge TQ 895908
St. Mary and All SaintsLambourne TQ 479961
St. Mary and All SaintsLangdon Hills TQ 673863
St. Mary and All SaintsRivenhall TL 828178

St. Peter

Alresford(x)TM 064207
Boxted TL 998333
Bradwell (chapel) TM 031082
Colchester TL 995253
Goldhanger TL 905089
Great Coggeshall TL 854230
Great Totham TL 862110
Hockley TQ 826934
Little Warley TQ 604887
Maldon TL 851071
Nevendon TQ 734908
Paglesham TQ 926931
Roydon TL 407103
Shelley TL 554051
Sible Hedingham TL 776344
Snoreham(x)TQ 885997
South Hanningfield TQ 744980
South Weald TQ 571939
Thundersley TQ 782887
Ugley TL 520288
Wickham Bishops(x)TL 825112

St. Peter and St. Paul

Bardfield (Little) Saling(*)TL 687265
Black Notley TL 762207
Chingford TQ 374934
Dagenham TQ 501845
Foxearth TL 836448
Grays Thurrock TQ 614777
Horndon on the Hill TQ 669833
Little Horkesley TL 961320
Shellow Bowells(x)TL 607078
St. Osyth TM 123156
Stondon Massey TL 572016
West Mersea TM 009125

(*) Bardfield Saling church was perhaps previously dedicated to St. Margaret

Joint dedications

St. Mary and St. PeterFairstead TL 768167
St. Mary and St.PeterWennington TQ 540810
St. Mary, St. Peter, and St. CeddChelmsford (cathedral) TL 708069
St. Peter and St. Thomas BecketStambourne TL 721389

St. Andrew

Abberton TL 997194
Althorne TQ 909989
Ashingdon TQ 866936
Belchamp St. Paul TL 798435
Boreham TL 756096
Bulmer TL 843401
Colne Engaine TL 850304
Earls Colne TL 861289
Fingringhoe TM 029204
Good Easter TL 627120
Great Yeldham TL 757386
Greenstead (Colchester) TM 019250
Greensted TL 539030
Halstead TL 815307
Hatfield Peverel TL 797110
Helions Bumpstead TL 651417
Hempstead TL 634380
Heybridge TL 855081
Hornchurch TQ 544870
Langenhoe(x)TM 014174
Marks Tey TL 912239
Netteswell(x)TL 456094
North Weald Bassett TL 495052
Rochford TQ 872903
Sandon TL 743048
Shalford(*)TL 724293
South Shoebury TQ 929846
Weeley TM 154215
White Colne TL 880299
Woodham Walter TL 809068
Wormingford TL 933323

(*) Shalford church was formerly dedicated to St.Leonard

Joint dedication

St. Andrew and All SaintsWillingale Spain TL 596073

St. Nicholas

Berden TL 468297
Canewdon TQ 896945
Castle Hedingham TL 784356
Chignall Smealy TL 668117
Colchester(x)TL 998252
Elmdon TL 462397
Fyfield TL 573068
Great Wakering TQ 950876
Harwich TM 261327
Hazeleigh(x)TL 836038
Ingrave TQ 623920
Kelvedon Hatch(x)TL 559000 moved to TQ 569990
Laindon TQ 688895
Little Braxted TL 835147
Little Wigborough TL 981145
Rawreth TQ 781935
South Ockendon TQ 595829
Tillingham TL 993038
Tolleshunt d'Arcy TL 929118
Tolleshunt Major TL 909112
Witham TL 817154

NOTE: In addition, the gate chapel of St. Mary’s Abbey at Little Coggeshall was (or is) dedicated to St. Nicholas

St. Michael

Aveley TQ 568801
Berechurch(x)TL 993219
Braintree TL 756229
Fobbing TQ 718839
Great Sampford TL 642354
Kirby le Soken TM 219220
Latchingdon(x)TQ 888987
Mile End(x)TL 990275
Pitsea TQ 738878
Ramsey TM 218305
Roxwell TL 646085
Theydon Mount TQ 492992
Thorpe le Soken TM 179223
Wix TM 164290

St. Michael and All Angels

Copford(*)TL 935227
Leaden Roding TL 590133
Manningtree TM 108319

(*) Copford church was apparently once dedicated to ‘Our Lady’

St. Margaret

Barking TQ 441839
Bowers Gifford TQ 756873
Downham(x)TQ 730952
Margaret Roding TL 599120
Margaretting TL 665005
Markshall(x)TL 840254
Stanford le Hope TQ 684823
Stanford Rivers TL 534009
Tilbury juxta Clare TL 759403
Toppesfield TL 739375
Wicken Bonhunt TL 499334
Woodham Mortimer TL 823053

Joint dedication

St. Margaret and St. CatherineAldham(x)TL 906254 moved to TL 918259

Other popular dedications

St. Laurence

Asheldham(x)TL 979013
Blackmore TL 603017
Bradfield TM 144308
East Donyland(x)TM 030216
Ridgewell TL 740409
St. Lawrence (Newland) TL 967043
Steeple TL 935030
Upminster TQ 559865

Joint dedications

St. Anne and St. LaurenceElmstead TM 065260
Holy Cross and St. LaurenceWaltham Holy Cross TL 381007
St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and St. LaurenceThaxted TL 610310
St. Laurence and All SaintsEastwood TQ 862889
St. Mary and St. LaurenceGreat Waltham TL 696135

St. John the Baptist

Danbury TL 779051
Finchingfield TL 686328
Great Clacton TM 177165
Layer de la Haye TL 965191
Little Maplestead TL 822339
Little Yeldham TL 779396
Mucking TQ 685812
Pebmarsh TL 854335

Joint dedication

St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and St. LaurenceThaxted TL 610310

Holy Trinity

Bradwell juxta Coggeshall TL 818222
Chrishall TL 451386
Colchester(x)TL 996251
Littlebury TL 517395
North Fambridge TQ 850971
Pleshey TL 664144
Rayleigh TQ 808909
Southchurch TQ 902861
Takeley TL 555217

St. Mary Magdalen

Colchester TM 006248
East Ham TQ 429824
Great Burstead TQ 681922
Magdalen Laver TL 513084
North Ockendon TQ 587849
Shopland(x)TQ 899883
Thorrington TM 099197
Wethersfield TL 712312

St. Giles

Colchester(x)TL 998248
Great Hallingbury TL 511196
Great Maplestead TL 808345
Langford TL 838090
Mountnessing TQ 648966

Joint dedications

St. Giles and All SaintsOrsett TQ 644820
St. Helen and St. GilesRainham TQ 521822

St. James

Chignall St.James TL 670079
Colchester TM 002252
Dengie TL 990016
Great Saling TL 700258
Little Clacton TM 166188
Little Tey TL 829237
West Tilbury TQ 661777

St. John the Evangelist

Great Easton(*)TL 607255
Havering atte Bower TQ 512931
Langley TL 443353
Little Leighs TL 719168
Mount Bures TL 905325
Twinstead TL 861367

(*) Great Easton church was formerly dedicated to St. Giles

St. Katherine

East Tilbury TQ 689770
Gosfield TL 778294
Little Bardfield TL 656307
Wickford TQ 755935

Joint dedication

St. Margaret and St. CatherineAldham(x)TL 906254 moved to TL 918259

St. Leonard

Beaumont (cum Moze) TM 180246
Colchester (Hythe) TM 013247
Lexden TL 971251
Southminster TQ 958997

St. Martin

Chipping Ongar TL 553030
Colchester(x)TL 997254
Little Waltham TL 712127
White Roding TL 562134

St. Edmund

Abbess Roding TL 572115
East Mersea TM 051142
Tendring TM 143242

Joint dedication

St. Edmund and St. MaryIngatestone TQ 651997

St. Botolph

Beauchamp Roding TL 578098
Colchester TM 000249
Hadstock TL 559448

St. Clement

Leigh TQ 842858
West Thurrock TQ 593773

Joint dedication

St. Mary and St. ClementClavering TL 471318

Holy Cross

Basildon TQ 714898
Felsted TL 676204

Joint dedication

Holy Cross and St. LaurenceWaltham Holy Cross TL 381007

St. Thomas Becket (of Canterbury, the Martyr)

St. Thomas the MartyrBrentwood chapel(x)TQ 595937

Joint dedications

St. Mary and St. Thomas of CanterburyIlford (hospital) - ? -
St. Peter and St. Thomas BecketStambourne TL 721389

St. Barnabas

Alphamstone TL 878355
Great Tey TL 892258
Mayland(x)TL 924005 moved to TL 925002

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Ashen TL 747424
Birdbrook TL 707411

St. Christopher

Willingale Doe TL 597074

Joint dedication

St. Mary and St. ChristopherPanfield TL 739253

St. Ethelbert (St. Albright)

Stanway TL 940243

Joint dedication

St. Ethelbert & All SaintsBelchamp Otten TL 803418

St. George

Great Bromley TM 083263

Joint dedication

St. Gregory and St. GeorgePentlow TL 813462

St. Germain (St. Germanus of Auxerre)

Bobbingworth TL 534056
Faulkbourne TL 800166

St. Helen

Colchester (chapel)(x)TL 998254

Joint dedication

St. Helen and St. GilesRainham TQ 521822

St. Stephen

Cold Norton TQ 852999
Great Wigborough TL 968156

St. Thomas (the Apostle)

Bradwell juxta Mare TM 005069
Navestock TQ 540984

Single dedications

St. Anne and St. LaurenceElmstead TM 065260
St. Mary, St. Peter, and St. CeddChelmsford (cathedral) TL 708069
St. DunstanWenden Lofts(x)TL 464388
St. Mary and St. EdwardWest Hanningfield TQ 736998
St. Edward the ConfessorRomford TQ 512890
St. EtheldredWhite Notley TL 787182
All Saints and St. FaithChilderditch TQ 614894
St. Gregory and St. GeorgePentlow TL 813462
Holy InnocentsLamarsh TL 890360
St. Mary and St. HughHarlow TL 483115
St. James the LessHadleigh TQ 810870
St. RunwaldColchester(x)TL 997252

Unknown dedications

Barnston TL 653196
Berners Roding TL 602100
Borley TL 847431
Chappel TL 894284
Epping (Street) TL 459021
Frating(x)TM 082223
Great Birch TL 944200
Lee Chapel(x)TQ 693875
Liston TL 852448
Little Henny(x)TL 863384
Little Holland(x)TM 209167
Little Stambridge(x)TQ 887920
Mashbury TL 651119
Quendon TL 515307
Walton le Soken(x)TM 256218 moved to ? TM 252216
West Horndon(x)- ? -

NOTE: This index is intended as a permanent work of reference and will be reviewed next year for a possible second edition. The compiler would therefore be glad to know of any corrections or additions that would make it more useful.

ESSEX CHURCH DEDICATIONS : An index with notes on distribution and on the calendar of saints’ days
Compiled by Jim Kimmis and published by Essex Landscape Mysteries.
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