All Saints Church is a

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in Fordham,

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. The church is a

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History

All Saints' Anglican Church dates from about 1340. It was restored in 1861. There was also a chapel of the

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in the village in the 19th century. Among the past rectors of the parish of Fordham was Roger Walden (died 1406), who was briefly Archbishop of Canterbury and then

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. The noted classical scholar Thomas Twining, a member of the tea-merchant family, held the curacy of the church from 1764 until his death in 1804.

Present day

All Saints Church is the parish church of Fordham and is part of the

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. On 7 April 1965, the church was designated a

. All Saints Church is within the

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of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions that reject the ordination of women.

Gallery

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References

External links

Parish website

A Church Near You entry
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