Fairstead, Essex
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Fairstead is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. Whilst isolated in a community of farming hamlets, the parish of Fairstead has close connections with Great Leighs and is 9.8 miles (15.8 km) from Chelmsford, Essex's county town.
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Fairstead | |
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Hall Farm and Fairstead Church | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 290 (2011 Census)[1] |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chelmsford |
Postcode district | CM3 |
Dialling code | 01245 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
51.823434°N 0.565517°E / 51.823434; 0.565517 |
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The parish encompasses the hamlets of Fuller Street and Rank's Green. Fairstead, including Faulkbourne, had a population of 290 according to the 2011 census.[1] In the 1870s, Fairstead was described as being:
- "a parish in Witham district, Essex; 2¼ miles SW of White Notley r. station and 4 WNW of Witham."[2]