St. Giles' church, Great Maplestead, Essex

A named place photographed at this map point in Braintree.

St. Giles' Church in Great Maplestead, Essex, was built in the 15th century, with later 16th-century renovations, and is dedicated to St. Giles, a popular medieval saint associated with hospitality and the poor. The church is significant as a modest example of Perpendicular Gothic architecture and reflects the religious and community life of a rural Essex parish during the late medieval period.