Elmstead, Essex
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| Elmstead | |
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 St Anne and St Lawrence's Church | |
  Elmstead Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,987 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode district | CO7 |
Elmstead is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. The parish includes Elmstead Market, located south of Elmstead. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,987.
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to Saint Anne. The main parts of the church have been dated to around 1310; a South Chapel was added about 20 years later. The early 14th-century tower rises one and a half storeys and was never completed. The south wall of the chancel has a squint or leper window;[2] these were popularly supposed to have been used by people infected by leprosy to receive Holy Communion; their exact purpose is unknown.[3] On the sill of the east window is an oak effigy of a knight[2] perhaps depicting Lawrence de Tany, who died in 1317.[4]
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the city of Colchester, the town Wivenhoe and the villages of Alresford and Elmstead Market.
