Felsted
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
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Open Domesday: Felsted, Essex. Accessed 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- John Drury, History of Felsted (privately published, 1999) ISBN 0-9536154-0-5
- Smith, Robert (January 2009). "Interaction and innovation". Essex Life. Archant: 71. Retrieved 17 January 2009. (Registration required.)
- Ann Williams; G H Martin, eds. (2003). Domesday Book, A Complete Translation. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin. pp. 984, 1043. ISBN 0-14-143994-7.
External links
Media related to Felsted at Wikimedia Commons- Felsted's History by Jules Wallis, Recorders of Uttlesford History
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