Church of St James the Less
The Church of St James the Less, is a grade I listed church in Hadleigh, Essex. The church is of predominantly Norman construction with the chancel and nave dating to the 12th century.Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Photo: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Castle Point, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St James the Less, Hadleigh” and “St James the Less, Hadleigh”
- Address: High Street, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadleigh Library and Hadleigh Castle.
Hadleigh Library
Library
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadleigh Library is situated 630 feet northwest of Church of St James the Less.
Hadleigh Castle
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. Hadleigh Castle is situated 3,100 feet south of Church of St James the Less.
Hadleigh Farm
Farm
Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hadleigh and Leigh-on-Sea.
Hadleigh
Town
Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadleigh is a town in the borough of Castle Point, in the south-east of Essex, England. It lies on the A13 road between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea. The A127 'Southend Arterial Road' bypasses the town to the north.
Leigh-on-Sea
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leigh-on-Sea is a beautiful old fishing port on the London side of Southend-on-Sea on the south coast of Essex. Visitor venues in Leigh can be divided into three zones.
Rayleigh
Town
Photo: Auntalys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rayleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It lies between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, 32 miles east of central London. Rayleigh is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St James the Less.
Church of St James the Less
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5531° or 51° 33′ 11″ northLongitude
0.60962° or 0° 36′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F32HJ35+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 147379605OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17536388
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Church of St James the Less” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جيمس الصجرى”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de St James the Less (Hadleigh)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de St James the Less”
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