Fyfield, Essex

Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.

Fyfield
River Roding millpond below Willingale Road
Fyfield Location within Essex
Population	796 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL568069
• London	20 mi (32 km) SW
Civil parish	Fyfield
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ONGAR
Postcode district	CM5
Dialling code	01277
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Brentwood and Ongar
Website	fyfield-village.org
List of places UK England Essex 51.739042°N 0.272169°E / 51.739042; 0.272169

The village is situated on the B184 road, and approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Chipping Ongar, 7 miles (11 km) east of Harlow and 8 miles (13 km) west of Chelmsford.

The River Roding flows south through the village. Fyfield Mill is 180 yards (165 m) below Willingale Road at the south of the village. The watermill, which sits at the head of a mill pond on the River Roding, dates to the late 13th century and is a Grade II listed building.^[2]

Fyfield Hall on Willingale Road is the oldest inhabited timber-framed building in England.^[3] The house dates chiefly to the mid–13th century, contains an aisled hall dated 1140, and is Grade I listed.^[4]

Location grid

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
2. Historic England. "Fyfield Mill, Queen Street (1308964)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
3. Webb, Christine (31 August 2007). "1,000 Years On, And Still Going Strong". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
4. Historic England. "Fyfield Hall, Willingale Road (1111326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

External links

• Media related to Fyfield, Essex at Wikimedia Commons
• Fyfield, British History Online
• Fyfield village web site