Elmstead, Essex
| Elmstead | |
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  Elmstead Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,855 (2011) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode district | CO7 |
Elmstead is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district, in the English county of Essex. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Elmstead was 1,898,[1] decreasing to 1,855 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Parish Church of St Anne and St Lawrence[edit]
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary and Saint Lawrence of Rome, a leader of the Early Church and a martyr. The main parts of the church have been dated to around 1310; a South Chapel was added about 20 years later. The early 14th-century tower only rises one and a half storeys and was never completed. The south wall of the chancel has a squint or "leper window";[3] these were popularly supposed to have been used by people infected by leprosy to receive Holy Communion; however, their exact purpose is unknown.[4] On the sill of East window, there is an oak effigy of knight in chainmail armour with a pointed bascinet helmet,[3] perhaps depicting Lawrence de Tany, who died in 1317.[5] The Church provides Sunday Services and a children's Sunday School, and is available for use as a wedding venue. The listed building is surrounded by a small cemetery.
Nearby settlements[edit]
Nearby settlements include the towns of Colchester and Wivenhoe and the villages of Alresford and Elmstead Market.
Transport[edit]
For transport there is the A120 road and the A133 road nearby.
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ a b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 3: North East (1922), Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, (pp. 94-96 Elmstead), Date Accessed:14 November 2014.
- ^ Curl, James Stevens (1999), A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9 (pp. 441 & 459)
- ^ "I/Mb 132/1/5 Photograph: Oak Effigy, perhaps of Lawrence de Tany, died 1317, in Elmstead Church". seax.essexcc.gov.uk. Essex Record Office. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- A-Z Essex (page 167)
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