Great Stambridge
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| Great Stambridge | |
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  Great Stambridge Location within Essex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ899916 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Great Stambridge is a village and former civil parish, 15 miles (24 km) south east of Chelmsford,[1] now in the parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 355.[2]
Features
[edit]Great Stambridge has a church called St Mary & All Saints[3] and a pub called The Royal Oak.[4]
History
[edit]The name "Stambridge" means 'Stone bridge'.[5] Great Stambridge was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sanforda.[6] Great Stambridge had 3 manors, Great Stambridge Hall, Hampton-Barns and Bretton.[7] Great Stambridge was in the Rochford hundred.[8] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Stambridge to form Stambridge parish.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Distance from Great Stambridge [51.591239, 0.740048]". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Population Statistics Great Stambridge CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "St Mary & All Saints, Great Stambridge Church, Essex". Essex Churches. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The Royal Oak Stambridge". The Royal Oak Stambridge. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Great and Little Stambridge Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Essex D-K". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Essex ac.uk
- ^ "Great Stambridge". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Relationships and Changes Stambridge CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
External links
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Media related to Great Stambridge at Wikimedia Commons- "Great Stambridge". British History Online. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
