St Edmund's Church, East Mersea
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St Edmund's Church, East Mersea
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 10 Apr 2015
St Edmund, King and Martyr church in East Mersea was one of the few moated churches in the country, enclosing five acres, parts of the moat still remaining. The area is thought to have been the camp of the Viking Hasten, who spent two winters in Mersea and plundered the country as far as Chester.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.788578
Longitude
0.972284