Littley Green is a hamlet in the

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 ...

of Great Waltham and the Chelmsford borough 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, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, England. The hamlet is at the extreme north of Great Waltham, with the nearest settlement the hamlet of

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 ...

, less than west in the civil parish of

Felsted 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, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Gre ...

. At the north-west edge of the hamlet and within the parish is the residential farm of Littley Park. The house is timber framed and plastered, dates to the 16th century, and is Grade II listed. Littley Park was in the possession of

Richard Rich Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564. He wa ...

(1496/7 – 1567),

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and founder of

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

, who gained the property after the suppression of the monasteries. It was put up for sale in 2017 at a guide price of above £5m. Littley Park - geograph

Other listed buildings at Littley Green included the timber framed and plastered houses, dating from the 15th to 17th century, of Bywater House, Butlers, Butlers Hall, Hope cottage, Mabb's Farmhouse, and Oak House which was formerly the Royal Oak Inn.
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- From 1882 to at least 1914, Littley Green was in the ecclesiastical parish of Ford End, also known as Forth End, which was formed out of Great Waltham, and centred on the village of

Ford End Ford End is a small village in the parish of Great Waltham halfway between Chelmsford and Great Dunmow in Essex, England, comprising over 150 houses. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 733. Circa 1870, it had a population of 775 as recorde ...

to the west. In 1882, Littley Green had a beer retailer and pig dealer, and one farmer at Littley Park; in 1894 two, with the extra farmer at Butler's Lodge. A licensed victualler at The Compasses public house was listed in the late 19th century to at least the First World War; in 1894 he was also a shopkeeper. In 1902, a

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and beer retailer was listed, but just a blacksmith in 1914.'' Kelly's Directory of Essex'', 1882, p.127; 1894 p.162; 1902 p.183; 1914 p.226 Littley Green has a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

called The Compasses Inn.

References

External links

Great Waltham Parish web site
* {{Chelmsford Hamlets in Essex Great Waltham