The Church of St Nicholas Canewdon
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Canewdon is a village on the south side of the vale of the navigable river Crouch, set between Ashingdon, Paglesham and Stambridge, and 4 miles North North East of Rochford in Essex in England. The name Canewdon is derived from the Saxon "hill of Cana's people". This 14th Century Church, The Church of St Nicholas, with its 15th Century Tower and Porch, stands on a hill, 128 feet above the marshes. The Church of St Nicholas commands a fine view over the valley between Canewdon Parish Church and Ashingdon Parish Church which is the site of the battle of Assandun between Edmund Ironside and King Canute in 1016. The oldest part of the Church of St Nicholas is the outside wall of the North Aisle which contains many Roman bricks, presumably from an earlier building. Legend has it that while the 75 foot tower stands (said to have been erected by Henry V in thanksgiving for his victory in Agincourt), there will always remain six witches in Canewdon. Every time a stone falls from the tower, one witch will die and another will take her place. It is also said that if you run anti-clockwise round it on Halloween, the Devil will appear. Canewdon is renowned for its witches and witchcraft. |
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