Newmarket: Church of St Etheldreda
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Newmarket: Church of St Etheldreda
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 6 Jul 2008
Etheldreda was a Saxon princess born in Exning in 630 AD who founded the first Christian place of worship at the site where Ely Cathedral was subsequently built. This tiny church was built in a corner of the 1837 Newmarket Union Workhouse, part of the converted buildings of which can be seen to the left. The Church post-dates the workhouse by many years. It is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1891 but is present on the 1903 edition. The tree in front with the very light green foliage is a false acacia.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.250792
Longitude
0.39782