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St Mary and St Peter, Wennington
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholicism
Website	Church website
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of West Ham
Deanery	Havering

St Mary and St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Wennington, in the London Borough of Havering. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

Management

Wennington Church is recorded as being in the possession of Westminster Abbey during Richard de Belmeis' term as bishop of London early in the 12th century – this may be one said to have been given to the Abbey by Ætsere the Swarthy and his wife Ælfgyth before the Norman Conquest.

In 1541 Westminster Abbey's advowson was transferred to the new but short-lived Diocese of Westminster and then to the bishop of London, who retained it until 1852, when it was granted to the bishop of Peterborough. In 1867 it was transferred from him to the Crown and then in 1958 to the Martyrs' Memorial Trust.

Renovations

The south aisle was knocked down around 1600, and extensive repairs occurred early in the 18th century. The church had fallen into disrepair by 1874 but was restored and expanded to meet a growing local population in 1885 and 1886, by rebuilding the south aisle, adding new chancel windows and an organ chamber, converting the base of the west tower into a vestry, and removing a west gallery. A new porch was added in 1900.

Present day

On 19 July 2022, the church survived a wildfire which destroyed much of Wennington village.

Architecture

The present building is medieval with a 12th-century doorway reset in the vestry, early 13th-century font, parish chest, chancel piscina, chancel, nave and south aisle, and early 14th-century north aisle. The west tower is later 14th century, whilst the chancel arch and nave roof were both rebuilt in the late 15th or early 16th century.

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary and St Peter (Grade II*) (1079886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
2. Hart, Early Charters - Essex, 25.
3. "Wennington". British History Online. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
4. Hockaday, James (20 July 2022). "Devastating aftermath of Wennington fire that destroyed houses but spared church". Metro. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
5. Martin, Francis. "Fire-threatened church in Wennington had just celebrated repairs after a flood". Church Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
6. "St Mary and St Peter's Churchyard, Wennington - London". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

External links

• "Wennington | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

v t e London Borough of Havering
Districts	Ardleigh Green Beam Park Chase Cross Coldharbour Collier Row Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Frog Island Gallows Corner Gidea Park Hacton Harold Hill Harold Park Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heath Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Marshes Noak Hill North Ockendon Rainham Rise Park Romford Rush Green South Hornchurch Upminster Upminster Bridge Wennington
Attractions	Bretons Brookside Theatre CEME The Diver Havering Museum Langtons Queen's Theatre Rainham Hall Rainham War Memorial The Rom Tithe Barn Museum Upminster Windmill
Major retail	The Brewery The Liberty The Mercury Romford Market
Places of worship	St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St Edward the Confessor Catholic, Romford St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower St John, South Hornchurch St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
Parks and open spaces	Bedfords Park Cranham Brickfields Cranham Marsh Dagenham Park Hainault Forest Harrow Lodge Park Havering Country Park Haynes Park Hornchurch Country Park Hylands Park Ingrebourne Marshes Ingrebourne Valley Lodge Farm Park Pages Wood Pyrgo Park Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve Raphael Park St Andrew's Park Tylers Common Weald Brook Wildspace Conservation Park
Constituencies	Dagenham and Rainham (part) Hornchurch and Upminster Romford
Tube and rail stations	Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Harold Wood Hornchurch Rainham Romford Upminster Upminster Bridge
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools
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51°30′23″N 0°13′03″E / 51.5065°N 0.2174°E / 51.5065; 0.2174

• Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Havering
• Grade II* listed churches in London