| Denomination of the Church |
Church of England |
| The Church Website |
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| Number of transcriptions |
8957 |
| First year for a transcription |
1673 |
| Last year for a transcription |
1873 |
| Last date a transcription added |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Last date church information changed |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Notes about the Church |
The ancient parish church of St Nicholas lay close to Loughton Hall, some distance from Loughton itself. After the Hall was destroyed in 1836 the church was increasingly isolated, and in 1846 a new church of St John the Baptist was built by the architect Sydney Smirke in Blind Lane later Church Lane, close to the centre of Loughton. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester on 4 November 1846.
The old church of St Nicholas was mostly demolished although part continued in use as a mortuary chapel to St John's church. The remainder of the original building was finally demolished in 1877 and a new church of St Nicholas was built by William Eden Nesfield to the west of the original site, probably as part of the rebuilding of Loughton Hall. |
Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.