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Situated on a windswept headland, St Patrick's is a place of deep peace and prayer.

A lovely 12th century village church.

Spectacular memorials and Norman monsters.

Waltham Abbey was founded in 1030 in what was then a thickly forested part of what we now call Epping Forest, it was rebuilt 1060 by Harold II, and it was here that his body was brought after the Battle of Hastings.

A church has stood here since 1115, at the centre of a cluster of buildings, including manor house, guild house and rectory, all still surviving.

The ancient village centre stands above the flood plain of the river Nene.

The church stands on rising ground above the main road and the first thing you see is the great west end tower, richly ornamented, with spire above (the latter replaced in 1821 after a fire).