__NOTOC__ Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Uttlesford Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the market town of Saffron Walden. At the 2011 Census, the population of the district was 79,443. Other notable settlements include Great Dunmow, Elmdon, Stebbi ...

district of

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, England. The village is situated north from

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. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and

Pledgdon Green Pledgdon Green, also known as Pledgdon or Prison Green, is a hamlet in the parish of Henham, in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The hamlet is situated just over south-east from the parish village of Henham. Nearby settlements include ...

. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233. Henham's

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is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local

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is The Cock Inn. A

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet ''The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex'', which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon. Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs. Henham was a station on the

Elsenham Elsenham is a village and civil parish in north-west Essex in eastern England. Its neighbouring towns include Bishop's Stortford, Saffron Walden and Stansted Mountfitchet. History Elsenham is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Alsen ...

Thaxted Thaxted is a town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of north-west Essex, England. The town is in the valley of the River Chelmer, not far from its source in the nearby village of Debden, and is 97 metres (318 feet) above sea level (whe ...

branch line. The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May. There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities). A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents. There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014 after a 10 year break, appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland" Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne and actor

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and

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...

cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.

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Image:Henham church.JPG, Church of St Mary the Virgin English flag and war memorial Henham Essex England.jpg, Henham war memorial File:'The Row' Crow St from east Henham Essex England.jpg, Cottages off Crow Street File:Board School Crow Street Henham Essex England.jpg, Henham school File:Church St house gate and drive Henham Essex England.jpg, Cottage on Church Street

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Henham village web siteHenham village history web site
Recording Uttlesford History Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Uttlesford {{Essex-geo-stub

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