All Saints Church, Fordham
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Location | Fordham, Essex, CO6 3NL |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
Website | fordhamchurch.org.uk |
History | |
Dedication | All Saints |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Functional status | Parish Church |
Heritage designation | Grade 1 listed |
Designated | 7 April 1965 |
Administration | |
Parish | Fordham |
Deanery | Colchester |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Colchester |
Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
Clergy | |
Rector | The Revd John Parker |
All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
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]
Gallery
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Church tower
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Pat Lewis: All Saints Church, Fordham, Essex. Notes on the Rectors, 2009 Retrieved 2 June 2018.; Fryde Handbook of British Chronology, p. 233.
- ↑ ODNB entry: Retrieved 26 June 2011. Subscription required.
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