Finchingfield
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 Finchingfield looking east |
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| Finchingfield shown within Essex | |
| Population | 1,471 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL683327 |
| • London | 40 mi (64 km) SW |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Braintree |
| Postcode district | CM7 |
| Dialling code | 01371 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Finchingfield is a village in the Braintree district in north-west Essex, England, a primarily rural area. It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) from Thaxted, further from the larger towns of Saffron Walden and Braintree.
Nearby villages include Great Bardfield, Great Sampford, and Wethersfield.
There has been a settlement in Finchingfield since historical records of the area began. There also is archaeological evidence for a Roman villa 400 metres south-south-west of the village church. Finchingfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Phincingfelda. The village was an official stop for horse-drawn coaches travelling from London to Norwich.
Spains Hall, the nearby Elizabethan country house, was built in the early fifteenth century. The hall is named after Hervey de Ispania, who held the manor at the time of the 1086 Domesday Book. Since then, the land has been owned by three families: the de Ispania family, the Kempe family, who acquired it when Margery de Ispania married Nicholas Kempe in the early fifteenth century, and the Ruggles family (later the Ruggles-Brise family who reside there today). The hall was the hub of the community, those families owning much of the village, and employing most of the villagers.
Finchingfield and Cornish Hall End combined had a population of 1,471 at the United Kingdom Census 2011.
The ecclesiastical parish covering Finchingfield includes Cornish Hall End, Shalford, and Wethersfield.
Societies and clubs founded in Finchingfield, include The Finchingfield Society, the Horticultural Society, the Royal British Legion, and Finchingfield Cricket Club.
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