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The church of St Margaret of Antioch, Bowers Gifford in Essex is a stone church was built by Sir John Giffard in the early fourteenth century and traces of this building still remain in the South wall (circa 1320) and West doorway. The church was a gift of the Lords of the manor, the Giffards, who eventually gave their name to the small village of Bowers Gifford. Sir John fought in the battle Crecy and there is an incomplete brass of him in full armour in the Sanctury. The church is built mainly of Kentish ragstone with a tower and wooden spire which was added in Tudor times. In the bell tower, which is reached by twenty five steeply winding steps, three bells are housed, all of which are original fourteenth century. The bells are amongst the oldest in the County and are still rung regularly. There is also a fifteenth century Piscina (free standing basin for washing sacred vessels) and a sixteenth century wooden Font cover. The glorious East window made by ( Lavers, Barraud, Westlake ) won a Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1870 and was installed at the church in 1871. There has probably been a church on the grounds since Saxon times and the original would have been made of wood. A stone church was built by Sir John Giffard in the early fourteenth century and traces of this building still remain in the South wall (circa 1320) and West doorway. The church was a gift of the Lords of the manor, the Giffards, who eventually gave their name to the small village of Bowers Gifford. Several

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Holy Trinity church tower was built around the turn of the last millennium, circa 1000 AD and is the only surviving Saxon building in Colchester. Holy Trinity church is located on Trinity Street in the town centre. The tower features re-used Roman bricks, Basket windows and there is a unique arrowhead (triangle arches) doorway in the west side of the tower, typical of the Saxon period. The remainder of Holy Trinity church is of different periods up to Victorian and, until recently, was the town's social history museum. The churchyard contains the burial place of William Gilberd, discoverer of electro-magneticism and Physician to Queen Elizabeth I.

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STOCK, Stock Harvard, is a village and civil parish, 2½ miles East of Ingatestone, adjoining and intermixed with Buttsbury in Essex. The name Stock, meaning a block of wood, is supposed to indicate that in the Saxon era, the parish had abundant remains of an ancient forest. The Church of All Saints which is the oldest building in Stock is an ancient brick structure, except the tower and spire, which are entirely of wood. The tower consists of thick planks fixed into deep grooves between the studs; and has three bells and a clock. The chancel was rebuilt in 1847, and the nave was at the same time thoroughly repaired, and newly fitted up with open benches, and a new roof. The belfry was added in the 15th century. The small doorway arch on the north side dates from 1380 and has traces of the original colour work on its arch. The spire dates from 1760.

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Holy Trinity church tower was built around the turn of the last millennium, circa 1000 AD and is the only surviving Saxon building in Colchester. Holy Trinity church is located on Trinity Street in the town centre. The tower features re-used Roman bricks, Basket windows and there is a unique arrowhead (triangle arches) doorway in the west side of the tower, typical of the Saxon period. The remainder of Holy Trinity church is of different periods up to Victorian and, until recently, was the town's social history museum. The churchyard contains the burial place of William Gilberd, discoverer of electro-magneticism and Physician to Queen Elizabeth I.

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Canewdon is a village on the south side of the vale of the navigable river Crouch, set between Ashingdon, Paglesham and Stambridge, and 4 miles North North East of Rochford in Essex in England. The name Canewdon is derived from the Saxon "hill of Cana's people". This 14th Century Church, The Church of St Nicholas, with its 15th Century Tower and Porch, stands on a hill, 128 feet above the marshes. The Church of St Nicholas commands a fine view over the valley between Canewdon Parish Church and Ashingdon Parish Church which is the site of the battle of Assandun between Edmund Ironside and King Canute in 1016. The oldest part of the Church of St Nicholas is the outside wall of the North Aisle which contains many Roman bricks, presumably from an earlier building. Legend has it that while the 75 foot tower stands (said to have been erected by Henry V in thanksgiving for his victory in Agincourt), there will always remain six witches in Canewdon. Every time a stone falls from the tower, one witch will die and another will take her place. It is also said that if you run anti-clockwise round it on Halloween, the Devil will appear. Canewdon is renowned for its witches and witchcraft.

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St Clements Church in West Thurrock Essex is an interesting Grade I listed building surrounded by a churchyard in which are a number of rare plants. St Clements church became redundant in 1977 but came into the care of the neighbouring Proctor & Gamble factory in 1987 to mark the company's 150th anniversary. After restoration St Clements Church was rededicated to Community Use in 1990 to commemorate P & G's 50 years in Thurrock. Well known for being the location for the funeral in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, the remarkable history of the church is told in The Story of St. Clement's by History Society Patron Christopher Harrold.