Birchanger () is a village in
Essex
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, England, northeast of
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt, near the border with Essex, just west of the ...
and northwest of the county town,
Chelmsford
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. The village is in the district of
Uttlesford
Uttlesford is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the town of Saffron Walden. The district also includes the town of Great Dunmow and numerous villages, including Stansted Mountfitchet ...
and the parliamentary constituency of
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. Th ...
. There is a
Parish Council.
The local
CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.
The village lies close to
London Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport is an international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Essex, northeast of Central London.
As London's Airports of London, third-bu ...
, to the east, and is south of
Stansted Mountfitchet
Stansted Mountfitchet is an England, English village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, near the Hertfordshire border, north of London. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,533, increasi ...
. It is also the site of
Birchanger Green services
Birchanger Green services is a motorway service station on the M11 motorway at Birchanger near Stansted in Essex
Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is ...
on the
M11 motorway
The M11 is a motorway that runs north from the A406 road, North Circular Road (A406) in South Woodford to the A14 road (Great Britain), A14, northwest of Cambridge, England. Originally proposed as a trunk road as early as 1915, various plans ...
.
At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.
In the 12th century, the village name in Old English was "Bircehangra", which means "wooded slope growing with birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees.
See also
*
Birchanger Green services
Birchanger Green services is a motorway service station on the M11 motorway at Birchanger near Stansted in Essex
Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is ...
*
The Hundred Parishes
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References
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Villages in Essex
Uttlesford
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