Chickney 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 authorit ...

near

Broxted Broxted is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is situated north-east from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and north-west from the county town of Chelmsford. The parish includes the ham ...

and southwest of

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, in

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, England. The parish borders

, Debden,

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and

. Chickney just has a

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, there is no parish council. In 2001 the parish had a population of 38.

Landmarks

There are 10 listed buildings in Chickney. Chickney has a church called St Mary's Church which is Grade I listed and is a redundant church in the care of the

Churches Conservation Trust The Churches Conservation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England. The charity cares for over 350 churches of architectural, cultural and historic significance, which have been transferred in ...

. Sibleys railway station in the parish closed in 1953.

History

The name origin of Chickney is uncertain. It could mean 'Chicken Island' or possibly, 'Cicca's Island'. Chickney was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Cicchenai''.

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* https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/TL5728 * http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/chickney/historyofchickney.html Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Uttlesford {{Essex-geo-stub

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