Site of medieval chapel, Holy Trinity Chapel, junction of Mount Hill and Chapel Hill (EHER 9451)

Site of chapel which stood at the meeting of the roads from Braintree and Gosfield, at a place called Chapel Hill, Halstead. It was first mentioned in a deed dated 14 Henry IV (1413)and its foundations were visible not long before the 18th century.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Site of old chapel in triangular area once walled, now the middle of a road junction (probably) by Trinity Church. <1> Trinity chapel formerly stood at the meeting of the roads from Braintree and Gosfield, at a place called Chapel Hill, Halstead (TL 806 305). It was first mentioned in a deed dated 14 Henry IV (1413). According to Holman, and the foundations were visible not long before he wrote. Morant also mentions foundations being visible prior to 1768. <2> <3> Shallow burial found in 1931 at TL 80983042, may represent chapel site. Found by C. Couchman. <4> August 1976. Field visit. The site of the chapel could not be confirmed from local enquiry, but the description of <3> indicates it stood at the junction of Mount Hill (from Braintree) and Chapel Hill (from Gosfield). Here, at TL 80843043, stands Holy Trinity Church, built in the 19th century, which may well occupy the same site. <5> See also: <6> - <8>