All Saints Church, Fordham
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| All Saints Church | |
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 All Saints Church | |
| 51°55′05″N 0°48′05″E / 51.91792°N 0.80132°E | |
| Location | Fordham, Essex, CO6 3NL |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | fordhamchurch.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 7 April 1965 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Colchester |
| Deanery | Colchester |
| Parish | Fordham |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Francis Blight |
All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Present day
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1]
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.[5]
