Our ancient church has a fascinating history! In parts, better than your average Eastenders episode, "A Short History of the Church and Village of Stanford-le-Hope" written by Aubrey Saunders gives a good impression of the life and times of our town and fellowship.

Trust me it's well worth a read - in fact I read it all instead of cracking on with the website!

The Adobe Acrobat file is 4.2Mb so if you do not have a broadband connection it may be better to download (Right Click - Select "Save Link As...") here.

(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader® - download here for free)

I hope you enjoy reading our Church's history! Click on the cover page to view.