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St. Andrew's Churchyard

Memorials	:	2
Location	:	Romford, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate	:	51.5714570, 0.1837630
Description	:	The chapel of Romford was first mentioned in 1177, when the pope confirmed it to Hornchurch priory along with the church of Havering i.e. St. Andrew, Hornchurch, and other possessions previously granted by Henry II. Romford remained part of the parish of Hornchurch until the 19th century. The original chapel, also dedicated to St. Andrew, lay at the junction of South Street and Oldchurch Road, on the south side. That spot, immediately east of the river, was still known in the 19th century as Old Church mead. As Romford grew larger its chapel, which was 2½ miles from... Read More	The chapel of Romford was first mentioned in 1177, when the pope confirmed it to Hornchurch priory along with the church of Havering i.e. St. Andrew, Hornchurch, and other possessions previously granted by Henry II. Romford remained part of the parish of Hornchurch until the 19th century. The original chapel, also dedicated to St. Andrew, lay at the junction of South Street and Oldchurch Road, on the south side. That spot, immediately east of the river, was still known in the 19th century as Old Church mead. As Romford grew larger its chapel, which was 2½ miles from the parish church, began to seek independence. In 1236, there seems to have been a move to establish a graveyard there. Henry III ordered that this should not be done until he had conferred with the bishop of London, and that seems to have been the end of the matter. A new church was built on the site of the present building towards the end of the 14th century; it was completed in 1410. The grounds were consecrated by Henry Chichele, Bishop of St David's, on 23 March of that year and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St Edward the Confessor. It had a chancel, a nave, an extended north aisle, which was longer than its predecessor by 28ft and wider by 14ft, and featured a brick tower which housed a ring of five bells. A gallery was later built within the west end part of the building in which a charity for orphaned children was later founded. By the 15th century the growth of the town along the main London-Colchester road had left the old chapel isolated, and a new one, dedicated to St. Edward the Confessor, was therefore built on the present site in the market-place.

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Latitude: 51.5714570
Longitude: 0.1837630

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Romford Cemetery
Romford, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5693810, 0.1746850

2. St Andrew's Church
Romford, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5757696, 0.1728658

3. Eastbrookend Cemetery
Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England
Coordinate: 51.5553150, 0.1820900

4. St. Andrew's Churchyard
Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5604880, 0.2260780

5. Hornchurch Cemetery
Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5590370, 0.2264210

6. Chadwell Heath Cemetery
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England
Coordinate: 51.5861092, 0.1414030

7. St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England
Coordinate: 51.5397240, 0.1620340

8. St Laurence Churchyard
Upminster, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5557430, 0.2478680

9. St. John the Evangelist Churchyard
Havering-atte-Bower, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.6161750, 0.1823690

10. Forest Park Cemetery & Crematorium
Hainault, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Coordinate: 51.6063370, 0.1239520

11. Rainham Cemetery
Rainham, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5221490, 0.2099420

12. St Peter Churchyard
Aldborough Hatch, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Coordinate: 51.5835770, 0.1011510

13. St Helen and St Giles Churchyard
Rainham, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5183040, 0.1905660

14. Rainham Jewish Cemetery
Rainham, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5226300, 0.2216150

15. South Essex Crematorium
Upminster, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5433380, 0.2583840

16. All Saints Churchyard
Cranham, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5522750, 0.2660270

17. Upminster Cemetery
Corbets Tey, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5433330, 0.2592730

18. St Thomas Churchyard
Noak Hill, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.6236572, 0.2246620

19. St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Coordinate: 51.5615180, 0.0883200

20. Ilford Cemetery
Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Coordinate: 51.5607710, 0.0884910

21. Rippleside Cemetery
Barking, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England
Coordinate: 51.5351980, 0.1039920

22. All Saints Churchyard
Chigwell Row, Epping Forest District, England
Coordinate: 51.6189890, 0.1148840

23. Tanners Lane
Barkingside, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Coordinate: 51.5876300, 0.0836420

24. St Mary and St Peter Churchyard
Wennington, London Borough of Havering, England
Coordinate: 51.5064790, 0.2173980

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