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 Church (by Parish)  Exterior Glass Hatchment Interior Misc. Monument Postcard
Great Coggeshall, St Peter ad Vincula10
Sheering, St Mary the Virgin418
Southend-on-Sea, York Road Methodist Church8
West Thurrock, St Clement10413588
Southend-on-Sea, Trinity (Free Church of England)7
Hadstock, St Botolph91126
Helion Bumpstead, St Andrew215256
Southchurch, Holy Trinity46
St Osyth, St Peter & St Paul105175116
Vange, All Saints18410536
Brentwood, St Thomas of Canterbury35
Chingford, All Saints (Old Church)5
Great Warley, St Mary the Less66525
Mundon, St Mary8121015
Prittlewell, St Mary the Virgin5
Southend-on-Sea, St Erkenwald135
Brentwood, St Thomas Chapel54
Dedham, St Mary the Virgin785434
East Horndon, All Saints48344
Leigh-on-Sea, St Clement512117134
Orsett, St Giles & All Saints510141011284
Pitsea, St Michael514
Shopland, St Mary34
Stansted Mountfitchet, St Mary8684
Thundersley, St Peter544
Barkingside (Dr Barnardo), Children's Church3
Bradwell-juxta-Mare, St Peter-on-the-Wall1963
Chadwell St Mary, St Mary45633
Foulness, St Mary the Virgin813
Frinton-on-Sea, St Mary (Old Church)4223
Great Hallingbury, St Giles766423
Great Stambridge, St Mary & All Saints885453
Hatfield Peverel, St Andrew812193283
Ilford, Ilford (Vine) Congregational Church3
Little Dunmow, St Mary41312113
Little Horkesley, St Peter & St Paul22233
Mucking, St John the Baptist213
Rainham, St Helen & St Giles411023
Southend-on-Sea, St John the Baptist3
Tilty, St Mary the Virgin1241573
Westcliff-on-Sea, St Alban25323
Barling, All Saints4112
Boreham, St Andrew1374513172
Bradfield, St Lawrence97732
Buckhurst Hill, St John2
Burnham-on-Crouch, St Mary7132
Clacton-on-Sea, St James52
Colchester, St Barnabas332
Colchester, St John's Orthodox2
Dagenham, St Peter & St Paul214112
East Donyland, St Lawrence432
Epping, St John the Baptist2
Epping Upland, All Saints293552
Grays, St Peter & St Paul7132
Great Bardfield, St Mary the Virgin1012752
Great Clacton, St John the Baptist515312
Great Tey, St Barnabas816322
Greensted, St Andrew72332
Hadleigh, St James the Less42
Halstead, St Andrew2
Harlow, St Paul2
Hazeleigh, St Nicholas2
Henham, St Mary the Virgin5346512
Ilford, St Clement2
Langdon Hills Old, St Mary the Virgin & All Saints32
Langford, St Giles2
Lawford, St Mary744212
Leytonstone, St John the Baptist2
Little Braxted, St Nicholas817822
Little Maplestead, St John the Baptist83912
Little Wakering, St Mary the Virgin46412
Little Warley, St Peter141112182
Manuden, St Mary213332
Margaret Roding, St Margaret812
Mistley, St Mary (Old Church)52
Mistley, St Mary (New Church)48322
Moreton, St Mary32232
North Fambridge, Holy Trinity41122
Rayleigh, Holy Trinity612
Romford, St Edward the Confessor1273102
Shoeburyness Garrison Church, St Peter & St Paul2
South Benfleet, St Mary52
Southchurch, Sacred Heart (Catholic)2
Southend-on-Sea, Clifftown Congregational52
Southend-on-Sea, Avenue Baptist Church2
Southend-on-Sea, Park Road Methodist2
Thaxted, St John the Baptist113011732
Theydon Mount, St Michael31813142
Tiptree, St Luke2
Tollesbury, St Mary546112
Westcliff-on-Sea, Church of our Blessed Lady & St Helen2
Wicken Bonhunt, St Margaret22
Wickham Bishops, St Peter9912
Wivenhoe, St Mary the Virgin72
Abbess Roding, St Edmund334921
Aldborough Hatch, St Peter1
Aldham, St Margaret523131
Alresford, St Peter (Ruins)5511
Ardleigh, St Mary the Virgin777311
Ashdon, All Saints1078311
Aythorpe Roding, St Mary71
Barking, St Margaret152221
Barkingside, St Laurence1
Becontree, St Thomas1
Belchamp Otten, St Ethelbert & All Saints116541
Belchamp Walter, St Mary854921
Berners Roding, All Saints5211
Birdbrook, St Augustine of Canterbury591561
Black Notley, St Peter & St Paul511
Bocking, St Mary51
Bradwell-juxta-Coggeshall, Holy Trinity1111
Bradwell-juxta-Mare, St Thomas945331
Braintree, St Michael89104141
Canewdon, St Nicholas5431
Canvey Island, St Katherine1
Castle Hedingham, St Nicholas1349411
Chelmsford, St Mary, St Peter & St Cedd (Cathedral Church)1513129251
Chelmsford, St John1
Chelmsford, Wesleyan Church1
Chignall St James, St James11
Chigwell Row, All Saints1
Chingford, St Peter & St Paul1
Chingford, Our Lady of Grace & St Teresa of Avila (Catholic)1
Clacton, Our Lady of Light (Catholic)21
Clacton-on-Sea, St Paul (Old Church)1
Clacton-on-Sea, Christ Church1
Colchester, St Mary-at-the-Walls1
Colchester, St Martin1
Colchester, St Peter3114211
Colchester, St Mary Magdalene1
Colchester, St James & St Paul (St James the Great)1
Colchester, St James the Less & St Helen1
Colchester, St Runwald1
Colne Engaine, St Andrew57341
Corringham, St Mary51
Cranham, All Saints21141
Danbury, St John the Baptist71860141
Debden, St Mary the Virgin & All Saints5272111
Dovercourt, All Saints212411
East Ham, St Mary Magdalene518321
East Hanningfield, All Saints31
Easthorpe, St Mary the Virgin1
Eight Ash Green, All Saints211
Elsenham, St Mary1021731
Faulkbourne, St Germanus91
Felsted, Holy Cross885111
Finchingfield, St John10131141
Fingringhoe, St Andrew1016481
Fobbing, St Michael411
Forest Gate, St Antony (Catholic)1
Forest Gate, All Saints1
Fyfield, St Nicholas7231
Galleywood, St Michael & All Angels41311
Good Easter, St Andrew51
Goodmayes, St Cedd (Catholic)1
Gosfield, St Katharine6843281
Great Baddow, St Mary the Virgin51
Great Braxted, All Saints21
Great Dunmow, St Mary the Virgin71791171
Great Wakering, St Nicholas131
Great Waltham, St Mary & St Lawrence61
Harlow (Old Harlow), St Mary and St Hugh71468181
Harwich, St Nicholas31
Hatfield Broadoak, St Mary106129141
Havering, St John1
Hockley, St Peter & St Paul411
Hornchurch, St Andrew89461
Hutton, All Saints55451
Hythe, St Leonard1
Ilford, St Andrew1
Ilford, St Peter & St Paul (Catholic)1
Langdon Hills New, St Mary4121
Langenhoe, St Andrew41
Latton, St Mary the Virgin9456131
Latton Priory, (Augustinian)331
Layer Breton, St Mary the Virgin31
Leigh-on-Sea, Our Lady of Lourdes & St Joseph (Catholic)1
Lindsell, St Mary the Virgin76421
Liston, Dedication Unknown8841
Little Hallingbury, St Mary the Virgin821
Little Ilford, St Mary1
Little Leighs, St John the Evangelist73266111
Little Parndon, St Mary1
Little Stambridge, St Mary31
Little Thurrock, St Mary the Virgin51
Little Waltham, St Martin855161
Little Warley Garrison, Essex Regiment Chapel1
Loughton, St Mary the Virgin1
Loughton, St John the Baptist1
Maldon, St Mary the Virgin93821
Maldon, All Saints41
Mashbury, Dedication Unknown831
Matching, St Mary the Virgin757131
Navestock, St Thomas the Apostle36681
Netteswellbury, St Andrew1
Newport, St Mary the Virgin5118121
North End, Black Chapel4511
North Shoebury, St Mary the Virgin42231
Paglesham, St Peter72161
Pattiswick, St Mary the Virgin1

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