Church of St Margaret, Bowers Gifford
The Church of St Margaret, is a grade II* listed church near Bowers Gifford, Essex.[1]
| Church of St Margaret | |
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| 51.556828°N 00.531563°E | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | St Margaret's Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Margaret the Virgin |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 4 July 1955[1] |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bowers Gifford with North Benfleet[2] |
| Diocese | Chelmsford[2] |
The church is notable for being surrounded by fields but immediately adjacent to the main railway line to London.[3]
In common with many Essex churches it features a wooden bell-cot surmounting a stone tower.[4]
References
- "Church of St Margaret". National Heritage List for England. Historic England.
- "Bowers Gifford: St Margaret". The Church of England. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Church by the tracks". BBC. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Timber work in churches". Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Volume 4. 1869. p. 99.
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