Editing Waltham Abbey Church (section)

===Second church (8th century)===
During the reign of King [[Offa of Mercia]], whose rule extended to the [[Kingdom of Essex]] in the late 8th century, a building of [[Barnack stone]] was constructed around the earlier wooden church. It was half the length of the present building, and was a [[porticus]]-type church with chambers along each side of the [[nave]].<ref>Huggins (pp. 10–12)</ref>{{incomplete short citation|date=March 2019}}<!--Huggins 1989 or 1992? Pages 10–12 are outside the stated page ranges for both.--> It was intended as a [[Minster (church)|minster]]  serving several communities in the area.<ref>{{cite book|first=Dinah |last=Dean|title=''The Five Churches of Waltham''|publisher=Bookends|year=1984|isbn= 978-0950989303|pages=1–2}}</ref>