Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Chelmsford,

Archdeaconry of COLCHESTER

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
COLCHESTER	19	24	30
HARWICH	5	13	15
St. OSYTH	12	17	22
WITHAM	9	33	37
Totals	45	87	104

 

70.11% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Thurstable and Winstree	9
Witham and Villages	7
Great Oakley, Wix, Wrabness, Tendring and Beaumont-cum-Moze	5
West Mersea with East Mersea, Peldon, Great and Li	5
North Blackwater Parishes	4
Fingringhoe w E Donyland and Abberton etc	3
Totham, Great (St. Peter) and Little (All Sts) w G	3
Greenstead w Colchester St Anne	3
The Harwich Peninsula	3
Lawford, Little Bentley and The Bromleys	3
Tenpenny Villages	3
West Bergholt and Great Horkesley	3
Wormingford Mt Bures and Lt Horkesley	3
Langham w Boxted	2
Brightlingsea	2
Clacton St Jas	2
Colchester St Peter & St Botolph	2
Dedham and Ardleigh	2
Fordham	2
Frinton	2