English Heritage sites near Heybridge Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Heybridge Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Heybridge Parish
Saint Lucy's Multi-Sensory Church
Heybridge Primary School, Rowan Drive, Heybridge, Maldon.
0795 063 6660
https://www.facebook.com/StLucysMultiSensoryChurch/
With breakfast donated by Tesco, and premises at Heybridge Primary School our team, plus 7 or 8 families, share a life of worship through St Lucy's. We have a clear structure to our Sunday allowing those who need a routine to flourish to do so, but we also have options of other activities throughout should high/low input be preferable.
We worship all together and even tidy up all together - which is a sign of a healthy fellowship! Each month there is a social too, from baking extravaganza's to curry nights, through to a potential trip to celebrate St Lucy's day ... in Sweden!
You'd be very welcome to be in touch through our Facebook page, and we'd love to be praying for you and meet you when COVID restrictions permit.
St Andrew's Church, Heybridge
St Andrew's Church
Heybridge Street
Heybridge,
Maldon,
Essex
0795 0636 660
http://www.praybridge.org
Our current congregation is in single figures and the only children that come are related to the Vicar, but if you want to get you hands dirty, your heart broken and your feet washed, you are very welcome to join in.
We are beginning again.
We had to in the 13th Century when a high tide caused our tower to collapse - it took two hundred years then, hopefully it won't take us quite as long this time around. Some things we will wind down, some things we shall start up. We'll do Christmas like you remember this year and in 2019, we hope to have a different pattern to the way we worship through the week. In the meantime, come along at 1000 on term-time Wednesdays for a quiet service with bread and wine or 1030 most Sundays for a variety of music, Word and the drama of Worship. You'd be very welcome. If it is your first time, you'll even stand a good chance of lunch at the Vicarage.
St George's Church, Heybridge Basin
St George's Church
Basin Road
Heybridge Basin, Maldon
Maldon
07950 636 660
http://www.praybridge.org
The little church building behind the bus shelter in Heybridge Basin began life during World War 1, as an Armstrong Hut, used as the Sergeants' Mess hut on Goldhanger Airfield. This airfield was first used as a night landing ground by the Royal Naval Air Service, and in March 1916 was handed over to the Royal Flying Corps and became home to C Flight of 37 Squadron, which served as an eastern line of defence for London against raids by airplane and airship.
After the war the hut was purchased by Mr E E Bentall of The Towers, Heybridge, who, as owner of the engineering firm in Heybridge, employed many Basin menfolk. In memory of his son Ernest Hammond Bentall, who had died in action in WW1, Mr Bentall gave the hut to St Andrew's Parish, Heybridge, to be re erected at the Basin and used as a daughter church or "chapel of ease". On March 4 1920 the hut was dedicated by the Bishop of Colchester. Simple wooden benches were provided for seating, manufactured by May and Butcher's Ltd in the village.
The design of the stained glass window East window depicting St George, and incorporating Second Lieutenant Bentall's regimental badge, is attributed to Arthur Anselm Orr. The stained-glass panel in the South Door, in memory of Joan McCreadie of Jacob's Farm, was designed by Basin resident Andrew Fawcett. Since the closure in 2004 of the URC, formerly Congregational Chapel in the Basin a memorial plaque commemorating those who fought in the Great War, and a lectern which carries the names of the three who did not return, have been housed in St George's Church.
St George's is a place of worship and a meeting place for Basin folk, which (apart from a 3-month closure for major repairs in 1952) has been in continuous use for the past 98 years. Generations of villagers have worshipped here; their baptisms and their funerals have taken place here. They may have attended Christmas parties, socials or dance classes here, and in recent times come to cast their vote in elections, or make their voice heard at a village meeting. The first marriage took place by Archbishop's licence in June 2008 and the church has since been licensed for marriages.
In 2009 the Friends of St George's Church Trust was launched with the aims of raising funds to maintain and improve the fabric of St George's Church, thus increasing its suitability for community use. This project was so well supported that in 2015 an extension housing the Community Room with kitchen and toilets was opened by the Bishop of Chelmsford. The Friends Trust continues to actively support the maintenance of our church building.
Pubs in Heybridge Parish
Heybridge Inn
Jolly Sailor
Basin Road,, Heybridge Basin, CM9 4RS
(01621) 854210
thejollysailorheybridgebasin.co.uk/
Maltsters Arms
Hall Road, Heybridge, CM9 4NJ
(01621) 853880
grayandsons.co.uk/public-houses