Site of 12th century church of St Lawrence, Steeple (EHER 12094)

The site of a 12th-14th century parish church, demolished in 1882. Parts of the old church have been incorporated into the church of St Lawrence (EHER 38710) built nearby in 1882. No evidence remains on the ground of the original church.

Monument description derived from merging with EHER 12093 and EHER 12095: The site of a church, 150 yards South of Steeple Hall (EHER 38694). The churchyard is still enclosed. Much of the original building material, including 12th and 14th century features, is incorporated into the new church built in 1882, 600 yards further East (EHER 38710). <1> April 1972. Field visit. All that remains of St Lawrence's Church (name still known locally) is the vague, turf-covered footings of the nave, measuring very approximately 16.0m East-West by 12.0m North-South. The site of the chancel is marked by a mound, containing brick, tile and mortar. The church and graveyard, now disused, are overgrown with trees. <2> <3> Site of church standing in 1777. <4> There is opus signinum in the church remains. <5> Site Assessment = The church and graveyard, now disused are overgrown with trees. <2> (TL 9291 0285). St Lawrence's Church (NR). <6> St Lawrence, Steeple. A new church was built in 1882 in the present village, and the old church was then demolished. The site of the church is now in a copse and is densely overgrown. <7> It would seem impossible to locate the site of the old church by field walking in the immediate area as it is mostly built over with the exception of farmland to the North. No scatters of archaeological material have been found in the area. It seems likely that little or nothing remains of the old church and therefore the site can not be recommended for scheduling. <8> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.