Panfield is a village and

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 Braintree district of

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, England. It is near the town of Braintree. The Grade II* listed Anglican

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by

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as 'St Mary the Virgin'. Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house. Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Penfelda''. In 2001 the parish had a population of 850. No traces remain above ground of the medieval

Panfield Priory Panfield Priory was a priory of Augustinian Canons, Augustinian Canons Regular sited in Panfield, Essex, England. It was a small alien house of only a few monks dependent on Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, St. Etienne Abbey, Caen (St Stephens Abb ...

, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.

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Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Braintree District {{Essex-geo-stub