St Laurence Church, Asheldham
The church was built in the 14th century. It is now used as a diocesan youth centre to accommodate groups of young people for overnight stays.

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Asheldham Camp
600 yards South of St Laurence Church are barely visible earthworks which are the remains of a prehistoric camp. The camp was formed by making a clearing in the forest to allow settlement.
At it's largest an oval rampart enclosed an area of 16 acres.
Remains of Bronze age, iron age and Saxons have been found in the camp.

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Asheldham Fishery

This is an old sandpit in a wooded setting with several bays and areas of rush and lilies. Summer fishing is mainly for a large head of carp up to 15 lbs, with very good eels for the night anglers. Winter days can produce excellent catches of roach up to 1 lb. Rudd, perch and tench are also present.

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Asheldham Oast House

A 19th century Oast House which was still operational before WW2 although it was converted to a granary. Fittings for the oast house are still visible.

Dengie Manor House

17th century origin with 18th century front range.

Dengie Manor house was the seat of the Fanshawe family from the 16th century until 1927. Three best known Fanshawes were Thomas who was the first Lord Fanshawe and his son Sir Henry Fanshawe who lived from 1569 to 1616.

More recently Dengie Manor was the residence of the De Savary family. The businessman Peter De Savary was born at the Manor House during an air raid in 1944 where his father farmed the surrounding land. Shortly after the war his parents split up and Peter and his mother moved to Venezuela with his new Step Father. Peter still returns ties with the area by virtue of his yachting links with ex world champion Kit Hobday and the Burnham Yacht clubs.

 About 90 metres north east of Dengie manor is evidence of the architectural heritage of the area with a red bricked barn which dates from the early 18th century.

St James Church, Dengie
The chancel and nave date from the 14th century .
The oldest brass is an unnamed lady and children dated 1520.

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