Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, is a Christian church dating from the years 660–662 and among the oldest largely intact churches in England.Photo: Virtualcolm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed chapel in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Chapel of Saint Peter-on-the-Wall”, “Saint Peters Chapel”, and “St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pewet Island and Bradwell nuclear power station.
Pewet Island
Island
Pewet Island lies on the south side of the estuary of the River Blackwater in the English county of Essex. Pewet Island is off the hamlet of Bradwell Waterside. Pewet Island is situated 2½ miles west of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
Bradwell nuclear power station
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell nuclear power station is a Magnox-design nuclear power station that is undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the Dengie peninsula at the mouth of the River Blackwater, Essex. Bradwell nuclear power station is situated 2 miles west of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bradwell Waterside and West Mersea.
Bradwell Waterside
Hamlet
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell Waterside is a small hamlet in Essex, England. It is located about 9 km north-northeast of Southminster and is 28 km east from the county town of Chelmsford. Bradwell Waterside is situated 2 miles west of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
West Mersea
Town
Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea. West Mersea is situated 3 miles north of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
Tillingham
Village
Photo: Lynda Poulter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tillingham is a village and civil parish on the Dengie Peninsula in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It is located 8 miles from Burnham-on-Crouch and 3 miles south-west of Bradwell-on-Sea. Tillingham is situated 3½ miles southwest of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
- Categories: church, chapel, building, and tourism
- Location: Bradwell-on-Sea, Maldon District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.73536° or 51° 44′ 7″ northLongitude
0.93992° or 0° 56′ 24″ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
~0661Open location code
9F32PWPQ+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 68252164OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanGeoNames ID
2638701Wikidata ID
Q5073092
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saint Peters Chapel”
- Chinese: “聖彼得牆禮拜堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بطرس اون ذا وول”
- German: “St. Peter-on-the-Wall”
- Latin: “Othona”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Pedro no Muro”
- Spanish: “Capilla de Saint Peter-on-the-Wall”
- Swedish: “Saint Peters Chapel”
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