Fyfield, Essex

Fyfield

River Roding millpond below Willingale Road
Fyfield
 Fyfield shown within Essex
Population 796 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL568069
   – London 20 mi (32 km)  SW
Civil parishFyfield
DistrictEpping Forest
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ONGAR
Postcode district CM5
Dialling code 01277
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentBrentwood and Ongar
Websitefyfield-village.org
List of places
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Coordinates: 51°44′21″N 0°16′20″E / 51.739042°N 0.272169°E / 51.739042; 0.272169

Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.

The village is situated on the B184 road, and approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Chipping Ongar, 7 miles (11 km) east of Harlow and 8 miles (13 km) west of Chelmsford.

The River Roding flows south through the village. Fyfield Mill is 180 yards (165 m) below Willingale Road at the south of the village. The watermill, which sits at the head of a mill pond on the River Roding, dates to the late 13th century and is a Grade II listed building.[2]

Fyfield Hall on Willingale Road is the oldest inhabited timber framed building in England.[3] The house dates chiefly to the mid–13th century, contains an aisled hall dated 1140, and is Grade I listed.[4]

Location grid

 Beauchamp Roding
Moreton Willingale
   Fyfield, Essex  
Chipping Ongar

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Fyfield Mill, Queen Street (1308964)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Webb, Christine (31 August 2007). "1,000 Years On, And Still Going Strong". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Fyfield Hall, Willingale Road (1111326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.


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