Great Stambridge
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| official_name= Great Stambridge
| civil_parish = Stambridge
| country= England
| region= East of England
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| shire_district= Rochford
| shire_county= Essex
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Great Stambridge is a village and former civil parish, {{convert|15|mi|km}} south east of Chelmsford,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=ESSGreat_Stambridge&to=ESSChelmsford|title=Distance from Great Stambridge [51.591239, 0.740048]|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=16 August 2019}} now in the parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 355.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10246854/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Great Stambridge CP/AP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=16 August 2019}}
Features
Great Stambridge has a church called St Mary & All Saints{{cite web|url=http://www.essexchurches.info/church.aspx?p=Great%20Stambridge|title=St Mary & All Saints, Great Stambridge Church, Essex|publisher=Essex Churches|accessdate=16 August 2019}} and a pub called The Royal Oak.{{cite web|url=https://www.theroyaloakstambridge.co.uk/|title=The Royal Oak Stambridge|publisher=The Royal Oak Stambridge|accessdate=16 August 2019}}
History
The name "Stambridge" means 'Stone bridge'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Essex/Great%20and%20Little%20Stambridge|title=Great and Little Stambridge Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=16 August 2019}} Great Stambridge was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sanforda.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/essex2.html#greatsampford|title=Essex D-K|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=16 August 2019}} Great Stambridge had 3 manors, Great Stambridge Hall, Hampton-Barns and Bretton.Essex ac.uk Great Stambridge was in the Rochford hundred.{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/ESS/Towns/Great_Stambridge#Geography|title=Great Stambridge|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=16 August 2019}} On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Stambridge to form Stambridge parish.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10252921|title=Relationships and Changes Stambridge CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=16 August 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Great Stambridge}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol4/pp58-59|title=Great Stambridge|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=16 August 2019}}
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