South Hanningfield

South Hanningfield
Village sign
South Hanningfield is located in Essex
South Hanningfield
South Hanningfield
Location within Essex
Population2,692 (Parish, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ743976
Civil parish
  • South Hanningfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHELMSFORD
Postcode districtCM3
Dialling code01268
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
WebsiteSouth Hanningfield village

South Hanningfield is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England.[2] The village is located on the south bank of the Hanningfield Reservoir, around 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of the city of Chelmsford, and around 2+12 miles (4 km) north of Wickford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,692.

The centre of South Hanningfield is situated around the village green, known as the Tye. A village hall is located on the east side of the Tye, while on the west side is a pub, the Old Windmill. There are approximately 69 households in the village.[3]St Peter's Church overlooks the reservoir.

The civil parish includes the larger villages of Ramsden Heath and Downham.

See also

References

  1. ^"2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
  2. ^"Parish Profiles". Chelmsford City Council. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^"Statistics". RamsdenHeath.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2007.

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