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From: okeegal <>
Subject: Re: [CAMP-L] Directions to NAEZING
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:41:00 -0800
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Carole-thanks for the directions to Nazeing. Do you think the caretaker at
the church would let my sister and myself in to see the church? Would also
like to get info on the Curtis family. Do you know if the Camp and Curtis
homes are in lower Nazeing, or did you see them? We are really going to trot
for the week of Feb. 17-28.Just reread your first e-mail and can you tell me
how I can reach the Warden of the church? Thanks, margaret
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From: "Carole Johnson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: [CAMP-L] Directions to NAEZING


> To those of you who are not familiar with mass transit - have
> no fear - the British rail system is very efficient. Some trains
> are actually clean!
>
> As Cragg Hines informed me: "There is very frequent service from
> Liverpool Street Station in London to Broxbourne (the closest village
> to Nazeing with rail service), which takes about 25-35 minutes."
> The Liverpool Street Station serves the Underground service as well as
> the regular rail trains. I found a very helpful agent who gave specific
> directions. Once you arrive in Broxbourne station it will be necessary
> to take a taxi to Nazeing. Our taxi driver knew just how to get to the
> church (his children were baptised there). It is about 2 miles from
> Broxbourne to Lower Nazeing and about 2 miles more to the far end of the
> village. The church is up a narrow lane and sits on the top of a hill.
> (Beautiful)
>
> A caretaker lives in front of the church. At the time of our visit
> there wasn't anyone living in the vicarage. The church was open when
> we arrived, but I don't think that is usually the case. The caretaker
> was very pleasant and seemed to enjoy talking about the church. There
> is a lady who lives directly across from the church, but during our
> visit she was on her way to the hospital to sit with her critically
> ill husband, so we didn't want to burden her with questions.
>
> The nave of the church dates to the Norman times (around 1100s). The
> pediment for the baptismal font was apparently also from those times.
> The basin of the font dates from the early 1500s. I could visualize
> the little heads of our ancestor's being held over it. There are
> beautiful leaded and stained glass windows, but those were installed
> after our ancestors left. The trunk that held the original parrish
> records is still in the church. The Ten Commandments plaque was
> installed by decree of Elizabeth I. There are no grave markers legible
> older than early 1800s, but the parrish register indicates that CAMPs
> were buried there from the 1500s onward. I suppose over time people
> were buried on top of others.
>
> The church grounds and cemetery are protected as a wild flower (and I
> presume wildlife) refuge. We were there in early May and the grounds
> were positively gorgeous. The grass is not mowed until after the
> wildflowers have gone to seed and was quite tall. There are grave
> markers right up next to the walls of the church. If you've seen the
> movie "Sense and Sensibility" then you are familiar with what the
> church grounds look like. It is so different from our over manicured
> public areas.
>
> Enjoy!
> Carole
> As a note: There is only a pub in Nazeing. No other restaurants.
> I'd advise eating in Broxbourne. We could find nothing open after
> two in the afternoon until the restaurants opened back up for dinner.
>

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