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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Essex, England}} |
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|country = England |
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|coordinates = {{coord|51.64924|0.34599|display=inline,title}} |
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|latitude=51.64924 |
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|official_name= Mountnessing |
|official_name= Mountnessing |
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|population = |
|population = 1,183 |
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|population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126730&c=Mountnessing&d=16&e=62&g=6423302&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1473084312359&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=4 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> |
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|static_image=[[image:Mountnessing windmill.jpg|240px]] |
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|static_image_caption=Mountnessing Windmill |
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|shire_district= [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]] |
|shire_district= [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]] |
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|shire_county= [[Essex]] |
|shire_county= [[Essex]] |
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|region= East of England |
|region= [[East of England]] |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentwood and Ongar]] |
|constituency_westminster= [[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentwood and Ongar]] |
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|civil_parish= Mountnessing |
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|post_town= BRENTWOOD |
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|postcode_district= CM15 |
|postcode_district= CM13, CM15 |
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|postcode_area= CM |
|postcode_area= CM |
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|dial_code= 01277 |
|dial_code= 01277 |
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|os_grid_reference= TQ624971 |
|os_grid_reference= TQ624971 |
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| ⚫ | '''Mountnessing''' is a village and civil parish in the [[Brentwood (borough)|Borough of Brentwood]] in south [[Essex]], England. It is situated to the north-east of [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] and south-west of [[Ingatestone]]. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the [[Roman Road]] between Brentwood and Ingatestone; it was formerly the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] until the village was bypassed in the 1970s. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations at {{rws|Shenfield}} and {{rws|Ingatestone}}. Its main attraction is [[Mountnessing Windmill]]. |
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==Amenities== |
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An annual village fete is held in July. In the Windmill field, there is a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts. |
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Mountnessing is most noted for [[Mountnessing Windmill|its windmill], the parish church of St Giles and the promiscuity of its female inhabitants. |
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An annual village fete in held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts (members only). In the 1970s the children's football team the Mountnessing Millers played here. Players included Colin Gordon, Mitchell and Warren Ball, Darren Brooks, John Wastenage, Timothy Holland as well as three of the Brocklehurst brothers Matt, Barny and Ben. |
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The village has three pubs (''The George and Dragon'', ''The Plough'' and the ''Prince of Wales''), a butcher's and a hairdressers. |
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It is rumoured that Dick Turpin [[Dick Turpin]] once stayed at the George and Dragon. |
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There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road. |
There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road. |
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==Sport== |
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The village is home to Mountnessing Cricket Club. |
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A short-lived [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] track was opened during 1931, at Chain Bridge on the main London Road. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the [[National Greyhound Racing Club]]) and known as a ''flapping track'', which was the nickname given to independent tracks.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 410|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref> Racing took place every Saturday at 3pm, but did not continue beyond 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/04/06/brentwood-chain-bridge/|title=Brentwood (Chain Bridge)(|publisher=Greyhound Racing Times}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.essexinfo.net/mountnessingparishcouncil/ Mountnessing Parish Council website] |
* [http://www.essexinfo.net/mountnessingparishcouncil/ Mountnessing Parish Council website] |
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{{Borough of Brentwood}} |
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* [http://www.stgilesmountnessing.co.uk|St Giles Mountnessing website] |
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 2 September 2024
| Mountnessing | |
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 Mountnessing Windmill | |
  Mountnessing Location within the United Kingdom | |
| Population | 1,183 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ624971 |
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| District | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRENTWOOD |
| Postcode district | CM13, CM15 |
| Dialling code | 01277 |
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Mountnessing is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in south Essex, England. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood and south-west of Ingatestone. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the Roman Road between Brentwood and Ingatestone; it was formerly the A12 until the village was bypassed in the 1970s. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations at Shenfield and Ingatestone. Its main attraction is Mountnessing Windmill.
Amenities
[edit]The parish church of St Giles is located midway between Mountnessing and Billericay.
An annual village fete is held in July. In the Windmill field, there is a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts.
The village has three pubs (The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales), a butcher's and a hairdressers.
There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.
Sport
[edit]The village is home to Mountnessing Cricket Club.
A short-lived greyhound racing track was opened during 1931, at Chain Bridge on the main London Road. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) and known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks.[2] Racing took place every Saturday at 3pm, but did not continue beyond 1932.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 410. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ^ "Brentwood (Chain Bridge)(". Greyhound Racing Times.
External links
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Media related to Mountnessing at Wikimedia Commons
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