7th century chapel, built from the stones of an earlier Roman fortification. Thought to be the 19th oldest building in the UK. Accessible by footpath, approximately 800m from the end of the nearest road.

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October 12, 2021

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In the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxon monk Cedd discovered a ruined Roman fort here. He built the first chapel, likely a wooden iteration of the one today, which was built a year later using brick from the fort. Few records of the chapel exist until much later and it was used as a semaphore station during the Napoleonic Wars.

The chapel became Grade-I listed in the mid 1900s and was reconsecrated and restored. Today, it once again serves as a church and quite an atmospheric one at that, given its lonely location on the fringes of Bradwell Marsh.

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August 15, 2023

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The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is one of the oldest churches and oldest buildings still in regular use in the country. Built in 653 by Bishop Cedd it's been a small church for almost 2,000 years.

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2. Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall – Bradwell Shell Bank loop from Tillingham

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3. Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall – Bradwell Shell Bank loop from West Mersea

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Location: Bradwell-On-Sea, Maldon, Essex, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

1. Bradwell Marshes loop from Bradwell-on-sea

2. Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall – Bradwell Shell Bank loop from Tillingham

3. Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall – Bradwell Shell Bank loop from West Mersea

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