Great Henny

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Great Henny
Essex
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Great Henny
Location
Location: 52°0’25"N, 0°43’8"E
Data
Population: 187
Post town: Sudbury
Postcode: CO10
Dialling code: 01787
Local Government
Council: Braintree

Great Henny is a village and parish in Essex, adjacent to the border with Suffolk, near Sudbury in that county. Other nearby villages include Little Henny, Twinstead and Henny Street.

The village is located on the River Stour, which here forms the eastern boundary of the parish.

St Mary's Church

The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. It is thought to have first been built in the 11th or 12th century and then later extended in the 14th century. The church is also registered as a Small Place of Pilgrimage.[1]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of Great Henny in that year was 191 people.[2] Census data tells us that the population of Great Henny has not fluctuated over the 200 years since 1811, when census data is available for Great Henny. Over each ten-year period when the census was taken between 1811 and 1951, the population decreased every year except from the year 1951 when the population increased by 3. During every other census, however, the population was seen to decrease, with the largest decline being in 1901, when the population had decreased by 78 from the previous census.[3] The total number of houses within the area can be seen to have decreased within the period of 1831-1961, when this data is available. In 1861, the total number of houses was 83, and while this remained steady and actually increased to 88 in 1881, the total number of households was seen to decrease every ten years when the census was taken and in 1961 there were only 58 houses in the area. This number, however, is an increase upon the lowest number of 43 houses which was in 1931. The decrease in the number of houses could be linked to the decreasing population during these times.[4]

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