Steeple, Essex

Steeple is a small village on the Dengie peninsula in Essex. It is situated just east of Maylandsea and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater estuary. A hamlet, within the village of Steeple, on the banks of the River Blackwater is called Stansgate.

Steeple

St Lawrence and All Saints' Church, Steeple
Steeple
Location within Essex
Population490 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL934029
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSouthminster
Postcode districtCM0
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Steeple Church

The original parish church of St Lawrence was destroyed by fire. The current church was built in the centre of the village in 1884.

Stansgate Priory

Stansgate Priory was a Cluniac Priory built near to the banks of the River Blackwater in about 1120. It was one of many priories closed by Thomas Cromwell in 1534.[2]

Viscounts Stansgate

The village has been home to several generations of the Benn family, who were created Viscounts Stansgate in 1942, since about 1900. They live in Stansgate House.[2][3]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "Stansgate Priory". Essex Family History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. Will Watkinson (21 March 2014). "One last journey for Tony Benn? Labour MP's wish to be buried in Essex". Maldon Chronicle. Essex Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2015.


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