St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Great Henny, Essex

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Great Henny, Braintree District, Essex CO10 7NW England

Coordinates: 52.00738, 0.71914
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Great Henny is a village and a civil parish near Sudbury, in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England,though Sudbury is in Suffolk. Other nearby villages include Little Henny, Twinstead and Henny Street.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Henny sits on top of a headland with commanding views over the Stour Valley. The two lower stages of the tower are late 11th or 12th century: the rest of the church was rebuilt during the the middle 14th century. There are carvings of mediaeval musicians on the roof beam ends. The pair nearest the chancel are a priest with incense censer, and possibly a deacon with the incense box. Two demons guard the chancel.
St Mary's is a registered Small Place of Pilgrimage.
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