Ramsden Heath, Essex

Ramsden Heath
Ramsden Heath
 Ramsden Heath shown within Essex
OS grid referenceTQ714960
Civil parishSouth Hanningfield
DistrictChelmsford
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BILLERICAY
Postcode district CM11 1
Dialling code 01268
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentMaldon
List of places
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Coordinates: 51°38′13″N 0°28′18″E / 51.6370°N 0.4718°E / 51.6370; 0.4718

Ramsden Heath is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) south of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon. Ramsden Heath is part of the South Hanningfield Parish Council. However, the closest two towns are Wickford, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast, and Billericay, 4 km (2.5 mi) west-south west.

The village is close to Hanningfield Reservoir. The smaller village of Downham is less than a mile east of Ramsden Heath.

Ramsden Heath has approximately 600 households.[1]

Facilities

There are three pubs within the village, the White Horse, the Nags Head and the Fox and Hounds. There is a free church in the village called The Christian Growth Centre. There is a family-owned butchers, as well as a Coffee shop and beauticians. There is a primary school, called Downham C of E Primary School because it was once located within Downham and not Ramsden Heath.

There is a fully air-conditioned village hall available for hire; it consists of a small hall, a large hall and kitchen facilities.

Transport

The village has good links to the A12 trunk road and the A127, both main routes to London and the M25 motorway. There are bus services operated by Regal Busways, NIBS, and First Essex, linking the village to the railway line to London at Billericay and Wickford stations.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics". www.ramsdenheath.info. Retrieved 2007-03-14.


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