Steeple, Essex

Steeple
St Lawrence and All Saints' Church, Steeple
Steeple Location within Essex
Population	490 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	TL934029
District	Maldon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Southminster
Postcode district	CM0
Dialling code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon
List of places UK England Essex 51°41′28″N0°47′56″E / 51.691°N 0.799°E / 51.691; 0.799

Steeple is a village on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. It is situated just east of Maylandsea and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater estuary.

A hamlet, within the village of Steeple, on the banks of the River Blackwater is called Stansgate.

Amenities

The village has no shops, but does have a pub called The Star, which has a serviced touring field to the rear with 40 pitches as well as four rooms for visitors. ^[2]

Steeple Church

The original parish church of St Lawrence, located 600 yards (550 m) west of the present building, ^[3] was destroyed by fire.^{[ citation needed ]} The current church was built in the centre of the village c. 1882–84 re-using some materials from the old church. ^{[4] [5]}

On the west side of the village, there is a former chapel building of the Peculiar People, built in 1877. ^{[6] [7]}

Stansgate Priory

Stansgate Priory was a Cluniac Priory built near to the banks of the River Blackwater in about 1120. It was one of many priories closed by Thomas Cromwell in 1534. ^[8]

Viscounts Stansgate

The village has been home to several generations of the Benn family, who were created Viscounts Stansgate in 1942, since about 1900. They live in Stansgate House. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. "HOME". the-star-inn-steeple. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Steeple". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 4, South east. London. 1923. pp. 151–152. Retrieved 30 June 2021– via British History Online.
4. Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence and All Saints (1237575)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 June 2021.
5. Kelly's Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex. London. 1890. p. 330. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
6. Searle, Joshua (1 November 2017). "Law change needed to protect Steeple graveyard from 'abhorrent' housing plans, say residents". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
7. Historic England. "Peculiar People's Chapel (Grade II) (1237463)". National Heritage List for England .
8. "Stansgate Priory". Essex Family History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
9. Will Watkinson (21 March 2014). "One last journey for Tony Benn? Labour MP's wish to be buried in Essex". Maldon Chronicle. Essex Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2015.