St Mary The Virgin, Salcott-cum-Virley
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St Mary The Virgin, Salcott-cum-Virley
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 26 Feb 2006
This is Salcott Church the tower and porch date from the 15th century however the body of the church was rebuilt after the 1884 Great Colchester Earthquake. This tremor is estimated to have been 6.9 on the Richter scale one of the most destructive quakes ever recorded in the U.K. Near by Virley church also St Marys was never rebuilt this is in square Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.786995
Longitude
0.828757