Panfield is a village and

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in the Braintree district of

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, England. It is near the town of Braintree. The Grade II*

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Anglican

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is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by

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as 'St Mary the Virgin'. Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house. Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Penfelda''. In 2001 the parish had a population of 850. No traces remain above ground of the medieval Panfield Priory, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.

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Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Braintree District {{Essex-geo-stub