Birchanger

Human settlement in England

Birchanger

District

Uttlesford

Essex

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBISHOPS STORTFORDPostcode districtCM23Dialling code01279PoliceEssexFire Essex Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

Saffron Walden

List of places: UK; England; Essex

51°52′58″N 0°11′52″E / 51.8829°N 0.1979°E / 51.8829; 0.1979

Birchanger (/ˈbərtʃæŋər/) is a village in Essex, England, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Bishop's Stortford and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of the county town, Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. There is a Parish Council.^[2]

The local CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.^[3]

The village lies close to London Stansted Airport, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, and is 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of Birchanger Green services on the M11 motorway.

At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.^[1]

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.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Uttlesford Information regarding Birchanger". www.uttlesford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1322445)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
^ "Birchanger Parish Council Agenda and Minutes. Agenda and Minutes 2009. Annual Village Meeting".