Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stansted Mountfitchet

2013-06-26

Peaceful spot in the midst of modern development

This medieval church, with parts dating from the 1100s, has a bold brick tower and stands next to the grounds of Stansted Hall in a peaceful setting despite the nearby motorway and airport.

It contains two exceptional 17th-century tomb figures – wasp-waisted Hester Salusbury in her hunting clothes and her father, Sir Thomas Middleton.