Little Maplestead is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England.

[3] Much restoration took place in the 1850s, but the original design and composition of the rotunda that forms the nave remains, as do many of the earlier fittings.

[4] In 1836, William Wallen published The History and Antiquities of the Round Church at Little Maplestead, Essex.

On the first Sunday in June, the Order of St John in Essex hold an annual service, where Knights and other officials of The Order from the county process in their formal mantels (ceremonial cloaks).

Little Maplestead is the home of X Factor 2010 winner Matt Cardle,[5] actress Barbara Hicks, [citation needed] and former World and European Bridge Champion David Price.