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 | |
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| 51°55′05″N 0°48′05″E / 51.91792°N 0.80132°E | |
| Location | Fordham, Essex, CO6 3NL |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | fordhamchurch.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade 1 listed |
| Designated | 7 April 1965 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Colchester |
| Deanery | Colchester |
| Parish | Fordham |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Francis Blight |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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All Saints Church -
Church tower
References edit
- ^ a b "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS". historicengland.org.uk/listing. Historic England. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (PDF). bishopofmaidstone.org. December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.