Historic churches · London
St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch — church in Hornchurch, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Upminster Bridge · 0.6 km
- Free entry
About
St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1401. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Hornchurch, London". Coordinates: 51.5600°, 0.2260°.
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Heritage listing
The church of St Andrew's, Hornchurch, is a Church of England religious building in Hornchurch in England. It is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The church of St Andrew's, Hornchurch, is a Church of England religious building in Hornchurch in England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
During the Anglian ice age around 450,000 years ago, the ice sheet reached The Dell, a few metres south of the current location of the church. It has been claimed that this is the furthest south reached by any ice sheet in Britain during the Pleistocene epoch, however the Anglian icesheet is known to have extended as far south as the north coast of Cornwall and to Scilly. There has been a church on this site since at least 1163, when it was given by Henry II to the Hornchurch Priory. The tower and the north porch were added in the 15th century. The tower contains 10 bells hung in a clockwise ring. The tenor is 18cwt (2016 lb or 914 kg) in Eb (622.0 Hz) dating from 1779. The bells were…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5600, 0.2260
- District
- Havering
- Parish
- Havering, unparished area
- Postcode
- RM11 3SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Established
- 1401
- Nearest railway station
- Upminster Bridge — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.parishofhornchurch.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592348 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Andrews Church, Hornchurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch?
- St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch is in London, United Kingdom (postcode RM11 3SH), in the parish of Havering, unparished area.
- When was St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch built?
- Built or established in 1401.
- Is St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch a listed building?
- St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch free to visit?
- Yes, St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch?
- The nearest railway station is Upminster Bridge, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RM11 3SH.