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Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm

England
List entry 1019881
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019881
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
TM 06485 20665
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Remains of St Peter's Church is an ancient monument located 460 metres south of Church Farm in Essex. The site represents the archaeological remains of a medieval parish church, now substantially ruined and visible largely as earthworks and fragmentary masonry features. The church dates to the medieval period, with its origins likely in the Saxon or early medieval phases of settlement, though the surviving material evidence principally reflects medieval ecclesiastical use. The monument was designated for protection due to its archaeological importance as a record of rural medieval religious life and settlement patterns in Essex.

Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019881. View the official record →

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What is Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm?

The Remains of St Peter's Church is an ancient monument located 460 metres south of Church Farm in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019881.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm?

Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019881.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall (3.9 km), Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point (5.3 km), Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone (5.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
3.9 km
Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point
5.3 km
Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone
5.5 km
Group of barrows at Annan Road
5.6 km
Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
6.7 km
Bourne Mill
6.8 km
Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansion
7.5 km
Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm

Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm

ColchesterRoman town · ~5.1 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~22.3 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~15.3 miles
Domesday entry for Alresford, Essex →
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