Fyfield, Essex

Fyfield, Essex

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption =
latitude = 51.739042
longitude = 0.272169
official_name = Fyfield
population = 737 [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Council_Services/planning/census/Fyfield.asp]
civil_parish = Fyfield
shire_district = Epping Forest
shire_county = Essex
region = East of England
constituency_westminster = Brentwood and Ongar
post_town = ONGAR
postcode_district = CM5
postcode_area = CM
dial_code = 01277
os_grid_reference = TL568069
website = [http://www.fyfield-village.org/ fyfield-village.org]

Fyfield is a village in the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Chipping Ongar, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south-east of Harlow and 8.3 miles (13.3 km) west of Chelmsford.

Pubs

* The Black Bull
* The Queens Head

Trivia

* The Fyfield Pea, a type of peaflower was discovered in the area by a tenant farmer of Fyfield Hall in 1859. [cite web |url=http://www.fyfield-village.org/FyfieldPeaHistory.htm |title=Fyfield Pea history |format=HTML |work=www.fyfield-village.org ]
* Fyfield is home to Fyfield Hall, which is the oldest inhabited timber framed building in England. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/07/31/pfyfield31.xml]

Notable residents

Wayne Lineker, brother of broadcaster and ex-professional footballer Gary Lineker, lived in Fyfield until he was jailed for two and a half years for tax fraud. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/apr/25/ukcrime.hughmuir]


Location Grid

External links

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15546 History]
* [http://www.fyfieldvillagehall.org.uk/ Village Hall]
* [http://www.fyfieldhall.com/ Fyfield Hall] - Oldest inhabited timber frame building in the UK

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