St Mary's Church, Chigwell

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St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Chigwell, Essex, England. [1] [2] Its parish was later united with that of All Saints Chigwell Row and then in 1994 with St Winifred's, which had been built in 1935 as a chapel of ease to St Mary's. [3] [2]

Samuel Harsnett, future Archbishop of York, was Vicar of Chigwell from 1597 to 1605, founded two schools there in 1619 and was buried in St Mary's in 1631. [2] The church also contains a wall monument to the Tudor politician Thomas Colshill, [2] whilst its churchyard contains the remains of Thomas Edwards, recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions at the Battle of Tamai in 1884. [4]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (1165405)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "'Chigwell: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4, Ongar Hundred, ed. W R Powell (London, 1956), pp. 32-35. British History Online".
  3. "All Saints Chigwell Row - History".
  4. "victoriacross.org.uk - A HEADSTONE HAS BEEN ERECTED IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, CHIGWELL, ESSEX, TO COMMEMORATE PRIVATE THOMAS EDWARDS VC, BURIED IN AN UNMARKED GRAVE".

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