The Village of Henham, Essex
The Cock to the Church
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The pub car park is where this walk commences.
The Cock is believed to have been built in the 1700s.
The site of the Cock was called Cock Field. Members of the family that owned the land were named John and Thomas Cock. Thomas was buried in St Mary's Church in 1669.
Walk across to the Anglican parish church directly opposite the Cock.
St Mary's, the last church in
the village, has a number of interesting features.
There were
three churches in the last century - a Catholic and an Independent but
both of these sites are now private homes. The
church was built about the 12th century.
However, there is evidence that there has been a place of worship here since the Saxon times. More church
history here Click on the
photograph to enlarge
As
you pass through the gate, above you is an arch made by the
local blacksmith. The pub car park is the site of one of the
blacksmiths that were in the village in the 1800s. The next
interesting object is an unusual grave, it is
surrounded by
a metal circular hoop. This is a 19th century
"anti body-snatchers" device. The bell tower
contains six
bells the oldest dates to 1480.