Birchanger
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| Birchanger | |
  Birchanger shown within Essex |
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| Population | 987 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Birchanger |
| District | Uttlesford |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BISHOPS STORTFORD |
| Postcode district | CM23 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Saffron Walden |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Birchanger is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 3 km (2 miles) northeast from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and is 25 km (16 miles) northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. There is a Parish Council.[1]
The local church is St Mary's, CoE and the village has a cricket, bowls and football club.[1] It close to London Stansted Airport, which is 3 km (2 miles) to the east and is 2 km (1 mile) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of a Birchanger Green services, a motorway service station on the M11 motorway.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 987.[citation needed]
The name is derived from the old saxon - hanger meaning hill and there is a Birch wood on the hill.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Uttlesford Information regarding Birchanger (HTML). www.uttlesford.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
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