Felsted (sometimes spelt Felstead) is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The civil parish includes the hamlets of

Bannister Green Bannister Green is a village near Felsted, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It was the site of Bannister Green Halt railway station on the Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line A bishop is a person of authority in ...

, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Green,

Gransmore Green Gransmore Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Felsted, in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. Nearby settlements include the towns of Braintree and Great Dunmow, and Felsted village. The hamlet is situated on the B1417 road, with ...

Hartford End Hartford End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Felsted and the Uttlesford district of Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east ...

, Molehill Green, Milch Hill, Thistley Green, Watch House Green and Willows Green.

History

Felsted is recorded in the '' Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Felesteda'', ''Felstede'' and ''Phensteda'' in the Hundred of Hinckford, where it was held by Earl Ælfgar as feu in the time of

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. In 1086, Felstead was part of the land of La Trinité of Caen, who held four hides. The fifth hide was no longer in this manor as King William gave three virgates to Roger God-save-the-ladies and the fourth to Geoffrey fitzSalomon. The village has links to Lord Riche who founded the public school, the Felsted School, in 1564, and is buried in Holy Cross Church. Lord Riche was an important benefactor of the Felsted Church. The school also has links to Oliver Cromwell, who sent his sons there. The valley between Little Dunmow and Felsted was the location for the only

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factory in Essex, which has been redeveloped for housing in a community called

Flitch Green Flitch Green is a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It consists of a housing development built outside the village of Little Dunmow. Flitch Green is near the A120 dual carriageway, the village of Felsted and the town of ...

Geography

Felsted is south of the A120 and is near Braintree, Great Dunmow and Chelmsford. It lies on the north bank of the River Chelmer as it leaves Great Dunmow and turns south towards Chelmsford. * Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees:51.85656 0.43327 * Latitude/Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds:51° 51' 24" North 0° 26' 60" East * Height above sea level:76 m, 249.34 ft, 2992.13 in

Community

Felsted is linked to Little Dunmow by the Flitch Way Country Park, a former railway line. The village has a village store, a delicatessen, an antiques shop, a ladies' clothes shop, an estate agent, two public houses (the Chequers and the Swan), two restaurants, and a bed and breakfast guest house. The village is also home of Felsted Rovers Football Club who play their home matches at the rear of the Memorial Hall. The

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of Felsted had a population of 5,525 at the 2011 census.

References

* John Drury, ''History of Felsted'' (privately published, 1999) * (Registration required.) *

External links

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Felsted's History by Jules Wallis, Recorders of Uttlesford History
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