St Mary's Church, Chigwell

St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Chigwell, Essex, England.[1][2] Its parish was later united with that of All Saints Chigwell Row and then in 1994 with St Winifred's, which had been built in 1935 as a chapel of ease to St Mary's.[3][2]

Grave brass of Harsnett

Samuel Harsnett, future Archbishop of York, was Vicar of Chigwell from 1597 to 1605, founded two schools there in 1619 and was buried in St Mary's in 1631.[2] The church also contains a wall monument to Thomas Colshill,[2] whilst its churchyard contains the remains of Thomas Edwards, recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions at the Battle of Tamai.[4]

References
  1. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (1165405)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "'Chigwell: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4, Ongar Hundred, ed. W R Powell (London, 1956), pp. 32-35. British History Online".
  3. "All Saints Chigwell Row - History".
  4. "victoriacross.org.uk - A HEADSTONE HAS BEEN ERECTED IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, CHIGWELL, ESSEX, TO COMMEMORATE PRIVATE THOMAS EDWARDS VC, BURIED IN AN UNMARKED GRAVE".

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