Little Canfield is a village and a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
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 ...
district of
Essex
Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...
, England. The village is situated the B1256 road, near the
A120 road
The A120 is an A-road in England, which runs between Puckeridge in Hertfordshire and Harwich in Essex.
Along its route, the A120 bypasses the towns of Bishop's Stortford, Great Dunmow, Braintree, Essex, Braintree, Coggeshall, Colchester and D ...
and the villages of
Smiths Green and
Takeley
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Takeley is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England.
History
A number of theories have arisen over the origin of the village's name. One believes the village's name was a corruption from the "Teg-Ley" o ...
. As of 2021, its population is approximately 1,350.
Little Canfield is in the Takeley and the Canfields ward of Uttlesford, and the
Dunmow division of
Essex County Council
Essex County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Essex in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the non-metropolitan county excludes Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock which ...
.
The village is currently expanding as housing developments are being built around the area.
It has a
public house
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
, the Lion and Lamb.
See also
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The Hundred Parishes
The Hundred Parishes is a cultural heritage initiative focused on an area in the East of England recognized for its high concentration of cultural and historical significance. Although without formal recognition or status, the concept has the ble ...
References
External links
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"Listed Buildings in Little Canfield, Essex, England" British Listed Buildings
Recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk, United Kingdom Individual registrant web site
Villages in Essex
Uttlesford
Civil parishes in Essex
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