Steeple, Essex
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Steeple is a village on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. It is situated just east of Maylandsea and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater estuary. The parish also includes the small hamlet of Stansgate on the banks of Blackwater. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 486.
Amenities
The village has no shops, but does have a pub called The Star, which has a serviced touring field to the rear with 40 pitches as well as four rooms for visitors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Steeple Church
The original parish church of St Lawrence, located Template:Convert west of the present building,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> was destroyed by fire.Template:Citation needed The current church was built in the centre of the village Template:Circa re-using some materials from the old church.<ref>Template:NHLE</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
On the west side of the village, there is a former chapel building of the Peculiar People, built in 1877.<ref name=maldonandburnhamstandard-20171101>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=nhle-chapel>Template:NHLE</ref>
Stansgate Priory
Stansgate Priory was a Cluniac Priory built near to the banks of the River Blackwater in about 1120. It was one of many priories closed by Thomas Cromwell in 1534.<ref name=stansgatepriory>Template:Cite web</ref>
Viscounts Stansgate
The village has been home to several generations of the Benn family, who were created Viscounts Stansgate in 1942, since about 1900. They live in Stansgate House.<ref name=stansgatepriory/><ref name=ec-20140321>Template:Cite news</ref>