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Churches relating to Our Family History

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Copford Parish church is definitely Norman. There are paintings on the walls previously preserved with whitewash that are 800 years old and the Parish Chest is 14th. century. A large percentage of my ancestors have connections with Copford through Birth,Death or Marriage.
Lexden parish church, St.Leonards, is very old. It has an extensive graveyard both at the front and also the rear. The next generation to those mentioned above, the grand-children of Christopher and Anne were also Baptised at Lexden Church.
Many of our ancestors were baptised, married and buried at Fordham church. There are Roman bricks in the 14th century church. Given a new aisle and porch bt Tudor buildres. Modern pulpit has carved panels 300 years old.