All Saints Church, Fordham facts for kids

Quick facts for kids All Saints Church
51°55′05″N 0°48′05″E / 51.91792°N 0.80132°E / 51.91792; 0.80132
Location	Fordham, Essex, CO6 3NL
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
History
Status	Active
Dedication	All Saints
Architecture
Functional status	Parish Church
Heritage designation	Grade 1 listed
Designated	7 April 1965
Administration
Parish	Fordham
Deanery	Colchester
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Colchester
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford

All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.

History

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.

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. 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.

Present day

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.

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.

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  All Saints Church

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  Church tower