Panfield is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It is near the town of Braintree.
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRAINTREE |
Postcode district | CM7 |
Dialling code | 01376 |
The Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by Historic England as 'St Mary the Virgin'.[1][2] Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house.[3] Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Penfelda.[4] In 2001 the parish had a population of 850.[5]
No traces remain above ground of the medieval Panfield Priory, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Panfield: St Mary and St Christopher, Panfield". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (1123400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Panfield Hall, Panfield, Essex".
- ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Essex P-S".
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=794463&c=panfield&d=16&e=15&g=443744&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1320257153968&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 [dead link]
- ^ "Unlocking Essex's Past". Essex County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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