All Saints Church, Fordham

All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]

All Saints Church
51°55′05″N 0°48′05″E
LocationFordham, Essex, CO6 3NL
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
Websitefordhamchurch.org.uk
History
StatusActive
DedicationAll Saints
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Heritage designationGrade 1 listed
Designated7 April 1965
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Colchester
DeaneryColchester
ParishFordham
Clergy
RectorThe Revd Francis Blight

History

All Saints' Anglican Church dates from about 1340. It was restored in 1861. There was also a chapel of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion in the village in the 19th century.[2]

Among the past rectors of the parish of Fordham was Roger Walden (died 1406), who was briefly Archbishop of Canterbury and then Bishop of London.[3] The noted classical scholar Thomas Twining, a member of the tea-merchant family, held the curacy of the church from 1764 until his death in 1804.[4]

Present day

All Saints Church is the parish church of Fordham and is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford. On 7 April 1965, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]

All Saints Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions that reject the ordination of women.[5]

  • All Saints Church
    All Saints Church
  • Church tower
    Church tower

References
  1. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS". historicengland.org.uk/listing. Historic England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. Pat Lewis: All Saints Church, Fordham, Essex. Notes on the Rectors, 2009 Retrieved 2 June 2018.; Fryde Handbook of British Chronology, p. 233.
  4. ODNB entry: Retrieved 26 June 2011. Subscription required.
  5. "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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