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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 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]
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 ]
Hornchurch was a local government district in southwest Essex from 1926 to 1965, formed as an urban district for the civil parish of Hornchurch.It was greatly expanded in 1934 with the addition of Cranham, Great Warley, Rainham, Upminster and Wennington; and in 1936 by gaining North Ockendon.
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.
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;
High Wood, Dunmow is a 41.5-hectare (103-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Great Dunmow in Essex. The local planning authority is Uttlesford District Council. [1] [2] The site on boulder clay and loess has areas of wet ash and maple woodland, and others of pedunculate oak and hornbeam. Some areas are ancient woodland.