South Hanningfield

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South Hanningfield
Essex
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St Peter's church
Location
Grid reference: TQ743976
Location: 51°39’1"N, 0°31’6"E
Data
Population: 2,629  (2011[1])
Post town: Chelmsford
Postcode: CM3
Dialling code: 01268
Local Government
Council: Chelmsford
Parliamentary
constituency:
Maldon
Website: South Hanningfield village

South Hanningfield is a small village and parish in the Chelmsford hundred of Essex. The village is located on the south bank of the Hanningfield Reservoir, around six miles south-south-east of the city of Chelmsford, and around two-and-a-half miles north of Wickford.

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 80 households in the village.[2]

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

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