Barnston, Essex
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| Barnston | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 St Mary, Barnston | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL646195 |
| Location: | 51°50’60"N, 0°23’19"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 947 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Dunmow |
| Postcode: | CM6 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Uttlesford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Saffron Walden |
Barnston is a village and parish in Essex. It is located two miles south-east of Great Dunmow and nine miles north-north-west of the county town of Chelmsford. The village has its own Parish Council and local football team Barnston A.F.C.[2]
The local churches are St Andrews and the Mission Evangelical Church.[2]
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 850, increasing to 947 at the census 2011[1]
Notable residents
- Bridget Plowden, educational reformer
- Thomas Watson, puritan, retired to the village and died there
Barnston Village Hall
The Village Hall was opened around 1960 and was built with funds raised by many dedicated locals, organising fetes and many other activities to buy bricks at 6d each.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120411&c=Barnston&d=16&e=62&g=6426278&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443260627686&enc=1. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uttlesford Information regarding Barnston". www.uttlesford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031008/http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/uttlesford/CFFiles/Parishes/parishsearchresults.cfm?parishID=4. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
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