Felsted

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title: "Felsted" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["felsted", "villages-in-essex", "civil-parishes-in-essex", "uttlesford"] description: "Village in Essex, England" topic_path: "general/felsted" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felsted" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Essex, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Felsted
population	3,165
population_ref	(Parish, 2021)
shire_district	Uttlesford
shire_county	Essex
region	East of England
constituency_westminster	Saffron Walden
post_town	DUNMOW
postcode_district	CM6
postcode_area	CM
dial_code	01371
os_grid_reference	TL677203
static_image_name	The heart of Felsted village - geograph.org.uk - 1174768.jpg
static_image_caption	Felsted village
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|country = England |coordinates = |official_name= Felsted |population = 3,165 | population_ref = (Parish, 2021) |shire_district= Uttlesford |shire_county = Essex |region= East of England |constituency_westminster= Saffron Walden |post_town= DUNMOW |postcode_district= CM6 |postcode_area= CM |dial_code= 01371 |os_grid_reference= TL677203 |static_image_name= The heart of Felsted village - geograph.org.uk - 1174768.jpg |static_image_caption= Felsted village Felsted (sometimes spelt Felstead) is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. As well as the village itself, the parish also includes the hamlets of Bannister Green, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Green, Gransmore Green, Hartford End, Molehill Green, Milch Hill, Thistley Green, Watch House Green and Willows Green. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 3,165.

History

Felsted is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Felesteda, Felstede and Phensteda in the Hundred of Hinckford, where it was held by Earl Ælfgar as feu in the time of King Edward. In 1086, Felstead was part of the land of La Trinité of Caen, who held four hides. The fifth hide was no longer in this manor as King William gave three virgates to Roger God-save-the-ladies and the fourth to Geoffrey fitzSalomon.

The village has links to Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who founded the public school, the Felsted School, in 1564, and is buried in Holy Cross Church. Lord Rich was an important benefactor of the Felsted Church. The school also has links to Oliver Cromwell, who sent his sons there. The valley between Little Dunmow and Felsted was the location for the only sugar beet factory in Essex, which has been redeveloped for housing in a community called Flitch Green.

Geography

Felsted is south of the A120 and is near Braintree, Great Dunmow and Chelmsford. It lies on the north bank of the River Chelmer as it leaves Great Dunmow and turns south towards Chelmsford.

• Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees:51.85656 0.43327
• Latitude/Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds:51° 51' 24" North 0° 26' 60" East
• Height above sea level:76 m, 249.34 ft, 2992.13 in

Community

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Felsted is linked to Little Dunmow by the Flitch Way Country Park, a former railway line. The village has a village store, a coffee shop and a tea room, an antiques shop, a ladies' clothes shop, an estate agent, two public houses (the Chequers and the Swan) and the Felsted Sports injury clinic.

The village is also home of Felsted Rovers Football Club who play their home matches at the rear of the Memorial Hall.

The electoral ward of Felsted had a population of 5,525 at the 2011 census.

References

• John Drury, History of Felsted (privately published, 1999)
• (Registration required.)

References

1. "2021 Census Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics.
2. [https://opendomesday.org/place/TL6720/felsted/ Open Domesday: Felsted, Essex]. Accessed 7 August 2023.
3. "Ward population 2011".

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