Great Notley
| Great Notley | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Cuckoo Way, Great Notley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL740207 |
| Location: | 51°51’34"N, 0°32’3"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 6,496 (2011) |
| Post town: | Braintree |
| Postcode: | CM7, CM77 |
| Dialling code: | 01376 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Braintree |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Braintree |
Great Notley is a village to the south-west of Braintree, in Essex. It has an approximate population of 7,845.
Archaeology
Excavations in Great Notley revealed the remains of Iron Age and Roman settlements with a series of enclosures overlaid with a Roman development on the site of the Skyline Business Park, where it is thought that there was a series of occupations on the site from the late Iron Age onwards, which included brewing, farming and the production of textiles.[1]
Estates
Great Notley was designed as a suburban development, a self-sustainable garden village composed of three distinct hamlets linked by a spine road:[2]
- Notley Green hamlet, to the south
- Oaklands Manor hamlet, centred on a new manor house
- Panners Farm hamlet, to the north
The village was built mostly by Countryside Properties, with the design philosophy of 'instant maturity' and 'instant community'.[3]
The parish also includes the older estate of White Court, now in the centre of the village; a business park, 'Skyline120', and a 99-acre country park.
About the village
Due to the size of Great Notley, there is little in the way of indoor entertainment facilities. Outdoor entertainment includes various playgrounds and the aforementioned country park (known as the 'Discovery Centre'), which includes outdoor play equipment, a café and water features.
There are various small businesses operating in Great Notley, including a veterinary centre, a public house (the Prince Louis), an estate agents and a tanning salon. There is also a Tesco supermarket located in the garden village, making it the third Tesco to be built within the Braintree area.
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References
- ↑ Jarvis, Joanne (January 2009). "Braintree is reborn". Essex Life (Archant).
- ↑ Countryside Properties (2007-02-09). "Case Study - Great Notley Garden Village, Braintree". http://www.countryside-properties.com/news/case-studies/10376. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ↑ Daisy Froud, Countryside Properties and the Shape of Time, University of London, 2002. Reprinted in Home Cultures Journal, 2004. Illustrated academic review.