East Horndon
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East Horndon is a village in the south of the Brentwood
borough of Essex
and in the East of England
. It is situated just south of the A127 road
near Herongate
. The village Church of All Saints
is located to the north of the A127, and is redundant, but in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
had being gaining influence, and became the patrons of the church. This family demolished most of the Norman church, rebuilding it in the present style. The chancel
and south
transept
are late 15th century. There is a splendid limestone figure of Alice, wife of Sir John Tyrell, flanked by her children all named. The south and north chapels were built for the interments of the family. Climb the stairs to enter the south gallery - a pleasant living room for the chantry priest in pre-Reformation times, even a Tudor
fireplace. Outside this attractive building is a squat tower with distinctive corner turrets, and a stepped parapet
.
Below, on the south of the church, East Horndon is reduced to the original old road to Herongate, winding up the hill, two restaurants and two houses. Crossing the road bridge to the other side and returning the way we have come, we find the old road running off towards the Thames, and in its angle is East Horndon Hall, the old manor or Abbots. There is reputed to have been a tunnel from the Hall to the church across the present Southend Road.
East Horndon once had its own petrol station with a nightlcub known as "Elliots". The nightclub and petrol station still remain today, but they are totally derelict. Many locals visit the nightclub, but it is a very unsafe building.
The southern portion of the traditional parish of East Horndon is now in the unitary authority of Thurrock.
form in London Falling
.
The second legend is that Queen Anne Boleyn
's head or heart is buried there.
Brentwood (borough)
Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England.-History & Geography:The borough is named after the town of Brentwood which is the main development in the area. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood , Weald Country Park,...
borough of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and in the East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...
. It is situated just south of the A127 road
A127 road
The A127, also known as the Southend Arterial Road, is one of the trunk roads in England linking London with Southend-on-Sea, the other being the A13. It is a dual carriageway for its entire length, rare on a trunk road since the only others are the A14 and the A282, and is known as the Southend...
near Herongate
Herongate
Herongate is a village in south Essex, situated on the A128 road between Brentwood and West Horndon....
. The village Church of All Saints
All Saints Church, East Horndon
All Saints Church, East Horndon, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Horndon, Essex, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
is located to the north of the A127, and is redundant, but in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
History
There were two manors in East Horndon, Heron on the north of the church and Abbotts on the south. By the 14th century the Tyrells of HerongateHerongate
Herongate is a village in south Essex, situated on the A128 road between Brentwood and West Horndon....
had being gaining influence, and became the patrons of the church. This family demolished most of the Norman church, rebuilding it in the present style. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
and south
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....
transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
are late 15th century. There is a splendid limestone figure of Alice, wife of Sir John Tyrell, flanked by her children all named. The south and north chapels were built for the interments of the family. Climb the stairs to enter the south gallery - a pleasant living room for the chantry priest in pre-Reformation times, even a Tudor
Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
fireplace. Outside this attractive building is a squat tower with distinctive corner turrets, and a stepped parapet
Parapet
A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a...
.
Below, on the south of the church, East Horndon is reduced to the original old road to Herongate, winding up the hill, two restaurants and two houses. Crossing the road bridge to the other side and returning the way we have come, we find the old road running off towards the Thames, and in its angle is East Horndon Hall, the old manor or Abbots. There is reputed to have been a tunnel from the Hall to the church across the present Southend Road.
East Horndon once had its own petrol station with a nightlcub known as "Elliots". The nightclub and petrol station still remain today, but they are totally derelict. Many locals visit the nightclub, but it is a very unsafe building.
The southern portion of the traditional parish of East Horndon is now in the unitary authority of Thurrock.
Legends
Two legends persist about the church. One tells of Sir James Tyrell who went to slay a dragon and died. It appears that he had been asked to kill a serpent-type animal which escaped from a ship in the Thames and roamed the woods round the manor of Herongate and the church, terrifying the people. He managed to slay it, chopping of its head, but he died from his exertions. http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2005/11/british_dragon_.html His son, looking for him, trod on a bone of the animal and, gangrene setting in, he lost his leg. The is a glass window at Heron depicting a one-legged man. The legend has recently been reworked in comic bookComic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
form in London Falling
London Falling
London Falling is a strip in 2000 AD, created by comic book writer Simon Spurrier and Lee Garbett the artist. It explores bogeymen from English folklore and mythology wreaking havoc in a modern day setting....
.
The second legend is that Queen Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...
's head or heart is buried there.