Greensted

Greensted

Greensted is a village in Essex, England, strung out along the Greensted Road approximately one mile to the west of Chipping Ongar.

Naming

Greensted's full name is Greensted juxta-Ongar (Greensted adjoining Ongar) but this title is considered archaic now, and the settlement is known locally by its primary title. Greensted literally means green place, 'sted' being, in the Saxon tongue, the old word for place (and is still used in modern English words e.g. 'instead'). Greensted is also both a current English and Danish surname, but is spelled Grønstad in Denmark. The area of England where Greensted is located is at the edge of the area once known as Danelaw, which was ruled by the King of Denmark.

The name is not a mere pretty title however; Greensted is situated in a large natural clearing, and would have been a logical place to build a settlement in the dense surrounding Epping Forest especially as it was near an existing route. This is the Ongar road, later part of the Canterbury pilgrimage mentioned in The Canterbury Tales.

Features

, the oldest wooden church in the world. It was featured on a British postage stamp in 1973.

Historically Greensted is important because of its longevity: the parish has existed since Saxon times, and little has changed. It is also a place that has strong ties with St Edmund, once King of East Anglia.

Two Greenste(a)ds in Essex

Greensted, near Ongar, is frequently confused with Greenstead, near Colchester. Both places are located in the county of Essex, but they are nonetheless approximately one hour apart by car. Use, where appropriate, of English post-codes can miminise the risk of confusion. Post codes for addresses in Greensted near Ongar commence with the letters ' CM'. Post codes for Greenstead near Colchester commence with ' CO'.

External links

* [http://www.greensted.net Greensted Network]


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