Church of St Helen and St Giles, Dagenham

Name: Church of St Helen and St Giles
Address: Dagenham, United Kingdom

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St Helen and St Giles is a church and landmark of Rainham and is the oldest building in the London Borough of Havering. The church retains many of its original features, for example the round-headed arches. It was founded by Richard de Lucy, the son-in-law of Henry II of England. de Lucy was also one of the instigators of the assassination of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. Construction of the church took place between 1160 and 1170. The church was restored during the period of 1893–1906, using donations from the Freemasons, yet it is still thought to closely resemble its original condition. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'6"N, 0°11'26"E

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Havering (Rainham and Wennington)Dagenham United Kingdom

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Church of St Helen and St Giles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rainham Hall, Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve, St John's Parish Church, Eastern London Cemetery.

~160 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rainham Hall, London
1 min walk • Rainham Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian house, owned by the National Trust, in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering. Built in 1729 for Captain John Harle, the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1949; let to a number of private tenants, it remained closed to the public until late 2015.
1.4 miSE
Park
Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve, London
35 min walk • Rainham Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve in the east of London, adjacent to the Thames Estuary in Purfleet, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering. In 2000, the area of land was bought from the Ministry of Defence, who used it as a test firing range.
1.2 miN
Church
St John's Parish Church, Dagenham
30 min walk • St John & St Matthews Church, South Hornchurch, is a Church of England parish church in South Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering England.
1.3 miE
Cemetery
Eastern London Cemetery, Purfleet
33 min walk • Eastern London Cemetery is a new cemetery in the East of London opening in 2018. The new cemetery will provide around 20,000 new burial plots for London, which has long been facing a critical shortage of burial space.
~120 ftNW
Memorial
Rainham War Memorial, Dagenham
1 min walk • The Rainham War Memorial commemorates soldiers killed in both World Wars as well as civilian casualties of World War II.
1.1 miS
Park
Wildspace Conservation Park, London
28 min walk • The Wildspace Conservation Park, also known as London Riverside Conservation Park or Wildspace, is a major new conservation park under development. The conservation park is predominantly in London, within the London Borough of Havering, but also extends across the capital's administrative boundary and into Thurrock in Essex.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Beam Park, Dagenham
30 min walk • Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Hornchurch Marshes, Dagenham
30 min walk • Hornchurch Marshes is a name for the marshes and an industrialised zone on the northern bank of the River Thames in Hornchurch; it is within the London Borough of Havering, in London, England.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Beam Reach, Dagenham
25 min walk • Beam Reach is a redevelopment area in London, England and part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway. It is an industrial area adjacent to the new neighbourhood of Beam Park.