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St James the Great is a Church of England church on East Hill in Colchester. The oldest part of the church is Norman, [10] dating from the 12th century. [citation needed] The nave, tower, and two aisles were built between the 13th and 15th centuries. [10] The chancel and the Chapels of Our Lady and Saint Peter and Saint Paul were added around 1500.
St James the Less and St Helen Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Colchester, Essex, England.It was built in 1837 and designed by Joseph John Scoles.It is situated on Priory Street between the junction with East Hill and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in the city centre.
The Church of St James the Great is part of the Parish of St. James and St. Paul Colchester in the Archdeaconry of Colchester in the Diocese of Chelmsford. [2]The parish stands in Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England. [2]
The Church of Saint Leonard is a Church of England parish church in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England. Originating in the early 12th century, the medieval building became unsafe and was demolished in 1820. A new church building was completed in 1821, with an extension added in 1892.
It is the only part of Colchester to be a civil parish. Myland rises from about 19 metres in the south to about 50 metres in the north. It is within 30 minutes driving time of Sudbury and Ipswich. The earliest record of the original village is from 1254 when Mile End became a separate church parish.
Parish registers go back to 1752, as earlier ones were destroyed in a fire. The tower houses five bells, the oldest of which dates from 1459. A project to install a new bell frame was completed in 2001. [4] The church is part of the benefice of Thurstable and Winstree, a group of eight parishes covering an area to the south of Colchester.
Little Wigborough church. Great and Little Wigborough is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England, about 6 miles (10 km) from Colchester. The parish includes the villages of Great Wigborough and Little Wigborough and the hamlet of Stafford's Corner on the B1026 road. In 2011 the parish had a population of 246. [1]
In the 18th century, the chapel began to be used as a Quaker meeting house and later a Church Hall. In 1886, the Round family, who also owned Colchester Castle, purchased the chapel, and hired famous architect William Butterfield to restore it. [4] Very little of the original stonework exists, excluding a few decorative Roman bricks.