Mountnessing is a village and civil parish in the

Borough of Brentwood The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England. History and geography The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield C ...

in south

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, England. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood, south-west of

Ingatestone Ingatestone is a village and former civil parish in Essex, England, with a population of 5,365 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. Just north lies the village of Fryerning, the two forming now the parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning. I ...

. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the

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(formerly the

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until the village was bypassed in the 1970s) between Brentwood and

. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield and

Amenities

Features of Mountnessing are its windmill and the parish church of St Giles. As well as mountnessing ce primary school. An annual village fete is held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts. It has three pubs, ''The George and Dragon'', ''The Plough'' and the ''Prince of Wales'', a butcher's and a hairdressers. There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road. St. Giles church is located midway between Mountnessing and

Billericay Billericay ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town east of Central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces. It i ...

Sport

A short-lived

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track was opened during 1931 at Chain Bridge on the Main London Road. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the

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) and known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. Racing took place every Saturday at 3pm but did not continue beyond 1932.

References

External links

Mountnessing Parish Council website
{{authority control Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Borough of Brentwood