Henham

Henham
The Cock Inn
Henham  Henham shown within Essex
Population	1,233 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL549285
– London	35 mi (56 km)  SSE
Civil parish	Henham
District	Uttlesford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM22
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden
List of places UK England Essex

Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 0°15′07″E / 51.9334°N 0.251962°E / 51.9334; 0.251962

Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north from Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.^[1]

Henham's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The Saffron Brewery situated at a village farm, produces ales using the farm's honey. The local public house is The Cock Inn.

A dragon 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.^[2] Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.

Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line.

The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May.

Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne and actor John Savident. Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.

Gallery

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  Church of St Mary the Virgin
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  Henham war memorial
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  Cottages off Crow Street
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  Henham school
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  Cottage on Church Street

See also

The Hundred Parishes

References

External links

• Media related to Henham at Wikimedia Commons
• Henham village web site
• Henham, Recording Uttlesford History

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