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Goldhanger
Goldhanger shown within Essex |
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| District | Maldon |
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| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maldon |
| Postcode district | CM9 |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Witham |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Goldhanger is a village and a civil parish on the B1026 road in the Maldon district, in the English county of Essex.
Goldhanger has an agricultural museum[1] and a church dedicated to St. Peter. Goldhanger is at the head of a short creek, on the north side of the estuary of the River Blackwater, 4 miles (6.4 km) East North East of the town of Maldon.
There are eight major roads in Goldhanger. Head street, Fish Street, Church Street, St Peter's close, Maldon Road, Hall Estate, Sorrell Close and finally Blind Lane.
The village is directly between Maldon and Tiptree and also has direct passage to the River Blackwater.
The place-name 'Goldhanger' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Goldhangra'. The name means "slope where marigold grew", from the Old English 'golde' meaning 'marigold'. [2]
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