West Hanningfield

West Hanningfield

Village sign
West Hanningfield
 West Hanningfield shown within Essex
OS grid referenceTQ727997
Civil parishWest Hanningfield
DistrictChelmsford
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHELMSFORD
Postcode district CM2 8
Dialling code 01277 (and 01245)
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentRayleigh
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Essex

Coordinates: 51°40′11″N 0°29′51″E / 51.6697°N 0.4974°E / 51.6697; 0.4974

West Hanningfield is a small village and civil parish[1] in south Essex, England. It is located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south-southeast of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Rayleigh.

It is located to the north of Hanningfield Reservoir. Surrounding villages include South Hanningfield, Stock, Rettendon and East Hanningfield. It is also close to the Chelmsford suburbs of Galleywood and Great Baddow.

The local public house is known as the Three Compasses. The village also contains a primary school, a village hall and a hairdresser. It is the home of Lord Hanningfield the disgraced Tory Peer and former Conservative leader of Essex County Council.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish Councils". www.chelmsford.gov.uk. March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-34668301

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