Saint James the Great
Church Lane, Thorley, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 4BG
Phone: +44 (0)1279 506753 - Fax: +44 (0)1279 755179
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One of only three churches in the county dedicated to this Saint, this beautiful country church was constructed over eight centuries. The first stones were laid on the orders of Norman landowner Geoffrey de Magnaville in the twelfth Century and the building was not fully complete until late in the nineteenth Century. The only remaining Norman part of the church can be found on the archway on the south side of the structure. The church register dates from 1539 and it is thought that much of the structure was built by this time. Until around 1900 the church remained under the authority of the Bishop of London before being put under the see of St. Albans.
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