Steeple, Essex

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Steeple
St. Laurence church, Steeple, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 212804.jpg
St Lawrence and All Saints' Church, Steeple
Steeple is located in Essex
Steeple
Steeple
Location within Essex
Population490 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL934029
District
  • Maldon
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSouthminster
Postcode districtCM0
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
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51°41′28″N 0°47′56″E / 51.691°N 0.799°E / 51.691; 0.799Coordinates: 51°41′28″N 0°47′56″E / 51.691°N 0.799°E / 51.691; 0.799

Steeple is a small village on the Dengie peninsula in Essex. 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.

Steeple Church[]

The original parish church of St Lawrence, located 600 yards (550 m) west of the present building,[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

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.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence and All Saints (1237575)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Kelly's Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex. London. 1890. p. 330. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stansgate Priory". Essex Family History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ 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.


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