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Great Dunmow is a historic market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies to the north of the A120 road, approximately midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree , 5 mi (8 km) east of London Stansted Airport .
Great Dunmow: Jettied House: Early 14th century: 24 March 1981 1122660 ... 20, 22 and 24 High Street Great Dunmow: Hall House: Late 14th century: 16 February 1984
The high street was known as Pell Street, reflecting the importance of the leather trade in Hornchurch. [4] There was a brewery in Hornchurch from 1789 to 1929. [ 12 ] The Speedwell (later renamed Ormonde) cycle factory was located on Hornchurch Road from around 1879 to 1900. [ 13 ]
Meanwhile, Foakes Hall, which was financed by a legacy from Alice Foakes, was erected in Stortford Road and was officially opened in September 1934; it subsequently became the regular meeting place of Great Dunmow Parish Council. [12] By the second half of the 20th century, the old town hall was serving as the offices of a firm of estate agents.
The Romford Rural District Council and Hornchurch Ratepayers' Association opposed Hornchurch gaining urban powers. [10] The last meeting of the parish council took place on 9 March 1926. [11] Hornchurch parish was removed from the rural district on 1 April 1926 when Hornchurch Urban District and Hornchurch Urban District Council were formed.
The village is on the B1008 road, about 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (2.8 km) south-east of Great Dunmow and 9 miles (14 km) north-north-west from the county town of Chelmsford. 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]
Dunmow may refer to: Great Dunmow, a town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England Dunmow railway station, a disused station; John Dunmow, a Canon of Windsor;
Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest two miles south of Great Dunmow in Essex. It is owned and managed by Essex County Council "for quiet public recreation". [1] [2] The site is coppiced woodland, mostly ancient, on glacial silt, sands, gravels and clay soils.