Little Maplestead
Little Maplestead | |
Church of St John the Baptist |
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Little Maplestead |
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Population | 294 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | TL8234 |
Civil parish | Little Maplestead |
District | Braintree |
Shire county | Essex |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALSTEAD |
Postcode district | CO9 |
Dialling code | 01787 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | Braintree |
Coordinates: 51°58′29″N 0°39′17″E / 51.9748°N 0.6546°E
Little Maplestead is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England.
Amenities
Little Maplestead once had a Knights Hospitaller establishment called Little Maplestead Preceptory.[1]
The round parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, is a Grade II* listed building[2] dating from around 1335. It is one of only four round churches now surviving and was built by the Knights of St John. In March 2013 the church was granted £5,000 by the National Churches Trust towards the repair of the gutters. A total of £42,000 has now been raised for a restoration project at the church, which was started by supporters two years ago, with a fund-raising target of £100,000. Some restoration took place in the 1850s, but the original design and composition of the rotunda that forms the nave remains, as do many of the earlier fittings.[3] In 1836, William Wallen published The History and Antiquities of the Round Church at Little Maplestead, Essex.
Location grid
Wickham St. Paul | ||||
Great Maplestead | Pebmarsh | |||
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Halstead |
Notable people
Little Maplestead is the home of X Factor 2010 winner Matt Cardle[4] and actress Barbara Hicks.
References
- ↑ www.sja.org.uk
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*) (1338017)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Grant joy for round church", Suffolk Free Press, 21 March 2013, p.5
- ↑ Morgan, Nina (6 September 2010). "Matt's X Factor Dream". Halstead Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 13 December 2010.