Ramsden Heath is a village in

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

in the east of England. It is located approximately south of the county town of

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; the closest towns are

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, approximately west-southwest, and

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, approximately southeast. The village is close to

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. The smaller village of

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is immediately to the east. In 2018 Ramsden Heath had an estimated population of 1,966. The parish council is South Hanningfield, the local authority is the

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and it is within the parliamentary constituency of

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. Ramsden Heath has approximately 600 households.

Amenities

There are three pubs in the village: the White Horse, the Nags Head and the Fox and Hounds. There is a family-owned butcher, a cafe, hairdresser and tennis club. The local primary school is called Downham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School because it was once located within Downham and not Ramsden Heath. There is also a free church and an air-conditioned village hall available for hire; it consists of a small hall, a large hall and kitchen facilities.

Transport

Ramsden Heath has nearby links to the A12 road southwest towards

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

(and the

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) and north towards Chelmsford, and the

A127 The A127, also known as the Southend Arterial Road, is a major road in Essex, England. It was constructed as a new arterial road project in the 1920s, linking Romford with Southend-on-Sea, replacing the older A13. Formerly classified as a tr ...

road west also towards London and east to

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. There are bus services operated by

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and

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, linking the village to the railway stations at

and

, both of which are on the Shenfield-Southend line which connects to the

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to London.

References

Villages in Essex {{Essex-geo-stub

Amenities

Transport

See also

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