tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179424892361581983.post4547662727910412091..comments2023-12-26T18:45:43.610+00:00Comments on Churches and family tree: East Hanningfield, Essexchurchaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664676339711692603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179424892361581983.post-66345375022296827032013-09-03T21:50:25.050+01:002013-09-03T21:50:25.050+01:00see site for All Saints church in East Hanningfiel...see site for All Saints church in East Hanningfield, Saxon chief story seems a bit far-fetched though without evidenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179424892361581983.post-27155778652409767402013-08-29T23:55:40.205+01:002013-08-29T23:55:40.205+01:00Interesting - where does the Saxon info come from?...Interesting - where does the Saxon info come from?churchaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664676339711692603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179424892361581983.post-35733747834186702442013-08-26T16:40:52.505+01:002013-08-26T16:40:52.505+01:00It's said a Saxon chief had the old church bui...It's said a Saxon chief had the old church built in East Hanningfield -<br />down the bottom of the lane called Old Church Road...in the 7th century!<br />Wow, that's a long time ago!<br />Is that really true? Has it been proved? The Saxons had only arrived 100 years before, around 550 AD. There must have been a mix of Celts and Saxons there and maybe a few descendants of the<br />Romans.<br />Does this point to East Hanningfield being a special kind of settlement? Maybe an Iron Age fort. <br />I've always thought that the site of the old church is kind of spiritual,<br />perhaps an ancient sacred grove of pagan Britons.<br />East Hanningfield, particularly Old Church Road, has always had a<br />tranquillity about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com