Chignall Smealy
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| Chignal Smealy | |
  Chignal Smealy shown within Essex |
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| District | Chelmsford |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode district | CM1 |
| Dialling code | 01245 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Chignal Smealy is a small village on the north-western outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex. The local church (St. Nicholas) is a red brick building, containing an unusual red brick baptismal font which has been used for many christenings.
The spelling of the village name is open to discusion. Sometimes it is spelt "Chignall Smealy" other times, it is spelt "Chignal Smealy".
The Queen's Birthday Flypast
The open views from the village giving an excellent opportunity to watch the Queen's Birthday Flypast in June each year.
The route is classified but in previous years the flight has routed over the village then on to Hainault Country Park, Fairlop station and finally to the Mall.
One memorable flypast over the village was during the Queen's Golden Jubilee Weekend on 4 June, 2002. A lavish flypast 14 miles long at a speed of 310mph, passing overhead. The formation, concluded by Concorde with a Red Arrows escort.
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Chelmsford borough, Essex, England: |
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Around the town of Chelmsford: Broomfield • Chelmer Village • Great Baddow • Springfield • North Melbourne Towns: Chelmsford • South Woodham Ferrers Villages: Bicknacre • Boreham • Chalk End • Chapel Row • Chatham Green • Chignal Smealy • Chignal St James • Cooksmill Green • Danbury • Downham • East Hanningfield • Fanner's Green • Ford End • Galleywood • Galleyend • Good Easter • Great Leighs • Great Oxney Green • Great Waltham • Highwood • Howe Green • Howe Street • Little Baddow • Little Leighs • Littley Green • Little Waltham • Margaretting • Margaretting Tye • Mashbury • Moulsham • Newney Green • North End • Pepper's Green • Pleshey • Ramsden Heath • Rettendon • Rettendon Place • Roxwell • Runwell • Sandon • South Hanningfield • Stock • Tye Green • West Hanningfield • Writtle • Woodham Ferrers |
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