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Mountnessing
OS grid referenceTQ624971
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrentwood
Postcode districtCM15
Dialling code01277
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Mountnessing is a village in south Essex, England. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood, south-west of Ingatestone. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the Roman Road (formerly the A12 road until the village was bypassed in the 1970s) between Brentwood and Ingatestone. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield and Ingatestone.

Mountnessing known for its windmill, the parish church of St Giles. 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. It has three pubs, The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales, a butcher's and an Indian restaurant.

There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.

St.Giles church is located mid-way between Mountnessing and Billericay.