Birchanger

Birchanger

St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger
Birchanger
 Birchanger shown within Essex
Population 987 
OS grid referenceTL513227
Civil parishBirchanger
DistrictUttlesford
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BISHOPS STORTFORD
Postcode district CM23
Dialling code 01279
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentSaffron Walden
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Coordinates: 51°52′58″N 0°11′52″E / 51.8829°N 0.1979°E

Birchanger is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and is 25 km (16 mi) 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 CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a grade II* listed building. [2]

The village has a cricket, bowls and football club.[1] It lies close to London Stansted Airport, which is 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east and is 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of Birchanger Green services, a motorway service station on the M11 motorway.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 987.

In the 12th Century the village name in ancient British was recorded as "Bircehangra" which means "Wooded slope growing with Birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and still contains many Birch trees (which are protected).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Uttlesford Information regarding Birchanger". www.uttlesford.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY List entry Number: 1322445". English Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Birchanger Parish Council Agenda and Minutes. Agenda and Minutes 2009. Annual Village Meeting.".

External links

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