South Hanningfield

South Hanningfield
Village sign
South Hanningfield is located in Essex
South Hanningfield
South Hanningfield
Location within Essex
Population2,692 (Parish, 2021)
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
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°39′01″N 0°31′06″E / 51.6504°N 0.5183°E / 51.6504; 0.5183

South Hanningfield is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. 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+1⁄2 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. 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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