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St Stephen's Church, Little Ilford is the Roman Catholic parish church for Little Ilford and Manor Park, two areas in Newham, east London. It was first built in 1924 as a chapel to St Nicholas', Manor Park. [1] St Stephen's was rebuilt in 1959 and became the parish church, with St Nicholas' as its chapel, the status both churches still hold today. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 'East Ham: Roman Catholicism, Nonconformity and Judaism', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, ed. W R Powell (London, 1973), pp. 31-38.
  2. "St Stephen - Manor Park - Parish". Catholic Directory. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. "St Stephens and St Nicholas Parish". Ss-stephenandnicholas.org.uk. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

Coordinates: 51°32′57″N0°03′34″E / 51.5491°N 0.0594°E / 51.5491; 0.0594