Steeple, Essex
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Steeple is a small village in south Essex
. It is situated just east of Maylandsea
and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater
estuary
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A hamlet, within the village of Steeple, on the banks of the River Blackwater is called Stansgate.
It was one of many priories closed by Cardinal Wolseley in 1524.
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...
. It is situated just east of Maylandsea
Maylandsea
Maylandsea, and the adjacent Mayland, are villages on the Dengie peninsula in the English county of Essex. They are part of the Althorne ward of the Maldon district, and have aParish Council that covers both villages.-Religious sites:...
and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater
River Blackwater, Essex
The River Blackwater is a river in England. It rises in the northwest of Essex as the River Pant and flows to Bocking, near Braintree, from where its name changes to the Blackwater. Its course takes it near Stisted, and then via Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall and near Witham where it is...
estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
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A hamlet, within the village of Steeple, on the banks of the River Blackwater is called Stansgate.
Steeple Church
The original Parish Church of St Lawrence was destroyed by fire and 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 AD.It was one of many priories closed by Cardinal Wolseley in 1524.